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1.4 Relationship between spatial setting and child development Spatial settings have both functional and symbolic meanings that are integrated in actual situations. Children perceive their environment directly through what they observe and interpret it accordingly, rather than ‘’reading” the situation as every adult does. The design of child care centres includes several factors and elements, each of which has its own significance in its particular field. Space, by itself, is not just about storage. A single space can be used for various purposes i.e. as a multi-purpose hall.
By offering children multiple materials and equipment to play with you are allowing them to explore their senses and environment. Children can play with things such as various natural materials like sand and water which can allow them to create open ended opportunities e.g making cakes in the sand or bringing creatures to life underwater. In home corners you can offer children materials and equipment such as cardboard and fabric to create things like dens or a car. This allows children to use their imagination and carry out various types of role
A child’s environment mostly consists of a child’s family and school. That seems small but there are a lot of factors that are within those two areas. (Johnson, 2016). The first question that I ask myself is what is the environment?
Hull’s Drive Theory Clark Hull can be regarded as the first dominant motivational theorist. He formulated his general theory of motivation and related it with experimental psychology. He drew on ideas from a number of other thinkers including Charles Darwin, Ivan Pavlov, and John. B. Watson and Edward L. Thorndike.
According to Marian Webster dictionary comprehension is “The act or action of grasping with intellect.” Comprehension is one of the most important things for a child to learn. Without comprehension a child, or even an adult for that matter will not understand what they are reading. To start off my research, I found an article that related to my field of study, special education. In the article titled “Developing an intervention to improve reading comprehension for children and young people with autism spectrum disorder” by Turner, Remington, and Hill I learned quite a few statistics about comprehension and how little students with autism spectrum disorder know when it comes to comprehension.
