CACHE Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care and ...

Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child
Care and Education Course Handbook
Unit 7 – Play and learning in children's education
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During this unit you will learn about:
The importance of play.
The relationship between play and learning.
How to plan for play through observation and evaluation of children’s activities.
The role of the adult in play.
The types of play.
The stages of play.
Child initiated play.
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The pioneers in play and the development of theoretical approaches to play and learning, eg
Rousen, Froebel, Steiner, Montessori, Isaacs, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner, Moyles.
Current developments in the understanding of play.
International perspectives of play and the impact on practice in a range of settings.
The relationship between play and learning how to plan for play through observation and
evaluation of children's activities.
The use of observations to assess and respond to individuals learning needs.
Writing individual learning plans that are based on observations.
How to access and use information from other services/professionals to assess learning
needs.
Different learning styles and how to differentiate activities.
How to plan and provide learning opportunities.
Curriculum frameworks in your own country and how these influence the provision of
learning opportunities.
Types of planning.
The effectiveness of different approaches to planning such as long and short term, individual
child and small group.
The importance of sharing information with families and other professionals through the
multi-agency approach.
Methods of involving families and other professionals in assessment and planning.
Making and recording valid assessment processes and methods.
Agreeing plans and setting targets for activities and for self-development.
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