SISCAQU027 — Promote development of infants and toddlers in an aquatic environment

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What an assessment for SISCAQU027 must cover

37 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Plan activities.

1.1Determine personal development, motor and cognitive skills to be targeted by lesson.
1.2Identify participant profile including age, stage of development and other characteristics.
1.3Select activities, equipment and techniques that target identified skills and that are suited to group profile.
1.4Document lesson plans that incorporate key activity information and role of parents or carers.

2 Prepare for activities and introduce the lesson.

2.1Check and prepare aquatic environment and equipment to meet lesson requirements.
2.2Assess characteristics and capabilities of children and parents or carers on arrival through observation and questioning, and adjust lesson plan.
2.3Explain activities to participants and confirm understanding using age-appropriate communication techniques.
2.4Inform parents or carers about safety rules, activities and their role and confirm understanding.

3 Deliver the lesson.

3.1Facilitate experiences that encourage motor, cognitive and personal development.
3.2Arrange aquatic resources and equipment to provide challenge, choice and encourage independence.
3.3Provide opportunities to make limited choices and experience consequences of choices.
3.4Introduce new ideas and activities that build on existing knowledge, skills and interests.
3.5Advise parents or carers on aquatic activities, games and equipment that will promote child development.
3.6Observe individual children and their parent or carer, respond to capabilities and difficulties and modify their activities to suit needs and to ensure engagement.

4 Evaluate the lesson.

4.1Seek children and parent or carer feedback and evaluate satisfaction with lesson and progression of children.
4.2Evaluate own performance and identify areas for improvement.
4.3Complete documentation for participant progress, lesson delivery and evaluation according to organisational recordkeeping procedures.

Performance evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
develop and document plans for three infant and toddler water-based developmental lessons, each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes
across the above three lessons collectively, include activities for: - developing fine and gross motor skills: - working with reflexive movements - organising voluntary movements - promoting organised and stable movements - controlling breathing, coughing and swallowing - coordinating movements with buoyancy, head and breath control - developing cognition: - attention to detail and attention span - classification of information - memory - imagination and conceptual development - problem-solving - language acquisition - choice and consequences - environmental awareness - personal development: - independence, separating from parents or carers - encouraging parents or carers to introduce new experiences
deliver three lessons according to lesson plans: - each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes - each with at least four participants
for each of the above three lessons: - use communication techniques suited to participant age and stage of development - cater to the individual needs of one child by modifying activities to suit - complete accurate lesson records which include participant progress notes, parent or carer feedback, and evaluation of the session.

Knowledge evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:
legal and organisational requirements for: - working with children checks - obtaining informed consent from parents or carers of children - maintaining records for participant progress, session delivery and evaluation
format and inclusions of documented plans for infant and toddler developmental lessons
environmental and other factors that may impact lesson planning and delivery and how to respond: - water temperature, depth and gradient, and available water space - noise and distractions from multiple activities and family spectators - class size and teacher to learner ratios
overview of the key stages of development and milestones for female and male infants and toddlers, and implications for lesson planning and delivery: - physical - social - emotional - cognitive - language
types of aquatic activities, games, toys and equipment suitable for infant and toddler developmental lessons, including those for: - developing fine and gross motor skills: - working with reflexive movements - organising voluntary movements - promoting organised and stable movements - controlling breathing, coughing and swallowing - coordinating movements with buoyancy, head and breath control - developing cognition: - attention to detail and attention span - classification of information - memory - imagination and conceptual development - problem-solving - language acquisition - choice and consequences - environmental awareness - personal development: - independence, separating from parents or carers - encouraging parents or carers to introduce new experiences
causes of anxiety and fear for infants, toddlers and their parents or carers in an aquatic environment and teaching and communication techniques to avoid this
age appropriate communication techniques for providing instructions, corrections and positive reinforcement to infants and toddlers: - verbal - visual - tactile - kinaesthetic
ways of varying communication and modifying activities to cater for differences in developmental stages and abilities within a group
communication techniques for dealing with reluctant or fearful parents and carers
factors to consider in lesson evaluation: - suitability of aquatic environment and availability of suitable equipment - structure and timing - suitability of activities, games and equipment for lesson objectives - participant progression, and feedback from children and parents or carers - teacher communication and instruction.

Foundation skills

Writing skills to:: produce lesson plans that use swimming terminology and abbreviations use fundamental sentence structure to complete records that require factual and subjective information.
Oral communication skills to:: modify and use language according to participant age and stage of development.
Numeracy skills to:: monitor and adjust planned activity timings to meet requirements of lesson duration.
Problem-solving skills to:: critically evaluate successes and failures of lessons to initiate future improvements.

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What does an assessment tool for SISCAQU027 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SISCAQU027 needs to address all 37 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 11 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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