UNIT TITLE:                  Supporting Children’s Emotional and Social Development                                                                               0-8 years

LEARNING OUTCOMES

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

(Understanding, skills, knowledge to be learned)

(Standards of achievement against which outcomes will be measured)

The learner will be able to:

The learner has achieved this because (s)he can:

• Understand the ways in which children develop self esteem and self reliance

• Demonstrate an understanding of how to help children relate to others

• Help children adapt to new settings

• Understand the need to promote positive aspects of children’s behaviour

1.1    Plan a range of activities which encourages children to enhance their self esteem and self reliance

2.1    Record observations of a child’s emotion and social development in at least three different settings

3.1    In a given case study identify strategies that will aid children to adapt to new settings

3.2    Describe how these strategies will help the child deal with their feelings

4.1    Identify the positive aspects of child behaviour

4.2    Describe how the carer can promote positive behaviour