Analysis and learning assessment
Children’s development is significant from the first few years because it influences their present and future. Children’s development refers children’s physical growth, as well as their skill to learn the social, emotional, behaviour, communication skills they need for their future lives (Raising Children Network, 2017). Also, the experience children have in those years support shape the adults they will become in the future (Raising Children Network, 2017). During the play experience, there are three important aspects that are critical for children’s development, including the language, the use of imagination, and problem solving.
Firstly, language is an important skill for everyone to communicate with
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Children are young, but they are eager to explore and investigate everything (Curtis & Carter, 2013, p. 125). For example, Lucas and Tyson were excited when I took all the materials out, they declared what they knew and kept asking me about the materials they were interested. Imagination is not just giving children the free time, it also promotes children’s cognitive and social development (Bright Horizons, n.d.). During the imaginative play, children enhance their thinking skills and problem-solving skills. Also, children foster their social and emotional development by contemplating different resolutions during the imaginative play, by doing so, children develop their confidence and used to interact with others (Bright Horizons, n.d.). Moreover, children manipulate materials, express themselves verbally and non-verbally, plan, act, interact, react and try different roles. For instance, Lucas and Tyson interacted with each other, tried to pretend different characters, and expressed themselves by the oral language and actions. Through imaginative play, children can explore different characters, which they learn to see things from different point of views (Curtis & Carter, 2013, p. 125). Also, Einstein (as cited in Millikan & Giamminuti, 2017, p. 24) states that ‘imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination …show more content…
Children enhance the abilities of making a decision or solve a problem when they learn to manage challenges in the daily practices (KidsMatter, n.d., p. 1). Children develop problem solving skill when they attempt to solve problems (School Curriculum and Standards Authority [SCSA], 2014, p. 19). Nevertheless, educators can help children to develop problem solving skill by providing learning experiences that encourage children to investigate and solve problems in the early childhood education (DEEWR, 2009, p. 35). During the Hospital Dramatic Play learning experience, the pre-service teacher asked questions for Lucas and Tyson to think and solve, such as how can you help Tyson’s knee to stop bleeding using the materials in your office, a band aid, a cotton ball? Certainly, problem solving is essential as children will need it when they in the home, the school and the