perception during the first year of life. Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: – Infant/Toddler Describe view of development, Piaget’s noting how schemes change over the course of development and the cognitive achievements of sensorimotor Piaget’s stage. Identify the changes in attention, memory, and categorization that take Project #3 Due place over the first two years. (submit online) Explain concept of the zone Vygotsky’s Read text Chapter 6 of proximal development Review Power Point Describe the mental testing approach, the In class July 8-10, 2011 meaning of intelligence test scores, and Slides the extent to which infant tests predict Quiz Chapter 6 later performance. (10 points) Discuss environmental influences on early mental development, including home, child care, and early interventions for at-risk infants and toddlers. Summarize three theories of language development including major milestones in the first two years, individual differences, and ways adults can support and infants’ toddlers’ emerging capacities. Chapter 7 Emotional and Social – Development: Infant/Toddler Read text Chapter Discuss the first two stages of Erikson’s psychosocial theory 7 Summarize changes that occur during Review Power the first two years in the development Point Slides of basic emotions and the Watch videos: understanding The others’ emotions. Discuss the three underlying Developing Child, Must be completed components of temperament, how it is Toddler Online by Friday, July 29, measured, and identify three types of and Development children described by Thomas and 2011 at 5:00 PM Separation Anxiety Chess. Cite the four major patterns of Discussion Forum attachment and the factors that affect (10 points) attachment security. Quiz Chapter 7 Trace the emergence of self-awareness (10 points) in infancy and toddlerhood, along with the emotional and social capacities it supports. N/A Exam 2 In class July 29-31, 2011 (Ch. 5, 6, & 7) Chapter 8 Physical Development: Early – Project #4 Due Childhood (submit online) Describe changes in body size, Read text Chapter 8 proportions, and skeletal maturity during In class July 29-31, 2011 Review Power Point early childhood. Discuss brain development in early Slides childhood, including synaptic growth and Quiz Chapter 8 pruning, lateralization and handedness, (10 points) and other advances that help to establish
perception during the first year of life. In class July 8-10, 2011 Chapter 6 – Cognitive Development: Infant/Toddler Describe Piaget’s view of development, noting how schemes change over the course of development and the cognitive achievements of Piaget’s sensorimotor stage. Identify the changes in attention, memory, and categorization that take place over the first two years. Explain Vygotsky’s concept of the zone of proximal development Describe the mental testing approach, the meaning of intelligence test scores, and the extent to which infant tests predict later performance. Discuss environmental influences on early mental development, including home, child care, and early interventions for at-risk infants and toddlers. Summarize three theories of language development including major milestones in the first two years, individual differences, and ways adults can support infants’ and toddlers’ emerging capacities. Project #3 Due (submit online) Read text Chapter 6 Review Power Point Slides Quiz Chapter 6 (10 points) Online Must be completed by Friday, July 29, 2011 at 5:00 PM Chapter 7 – Emotional and Social Development: Infant/Toddler Discuss the first two stages of Erikson’s psychosocial theory Summarize changes that occur during the first two years in the development of basic emotions and the understanding others’ emotions. Discuss the three underlying components of temperament, how it is measured, and identify three types of children described by Thomas and Chess. Cite the four major patterns of attachment and the factors that affect attachment security. Trace the emergence of self-awareness in infancy and toddlerhood, along with the emotional and social capacities it supports. Read text Chapter 7 Review Power Point Slides Watch videos: The Developing Child, Toddler Development and Separation Anxiety Discussion Forum (10 points) Quiz Chapter 7 (10 points) In class July 29-31, 2011 N/A Exam 2 (Ch. 5, 6, & 7) In class July 29-31, 2011 Chapter 8 – Physical Development: Early Childhood Describe changes in body size, proportions, and skeletal maturity during early childhood. Discuss brain development in early childhood, including synaptic growth and pruning, lateralization and handedness, and other advances that help to establish Project #4 Due (submit online) Read text Chapter 8 Review Power Point Slides Quiz Chapter 8 (10 points)
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