Early Childhood Mathematical Reasoning Mathematical reasoning, like literacy, builds on informally acquired knowledge. Between 14 and 16 months, toddlers display a beginning grasp of ordinality , or order relationships between quantities—for example, that 3 is more than 2, and 2 is more than 1. And 2-year-olds often indicate without counting that a set of items […]

Early Childhood Mathematical Reasoning Mathematical reasoning, like literacy, builds on informally acquired knowledge. Between 14 and 16 months, toddlers display a beginning grasp of ordinality , or order relationships between quantities—for example, that 3 is more than 2, and 2 is more than 1. And 2-year-olds often indicate without counting that a set of items […]

The Young Child’s Theory of Mind The Young Child’s Theory of Mind As representation of the world, memory, and problem solving improve, children start to reflect on their own thought processes. They begin to construct a theory of mind, or coherent set of ideas about mental activities. This understanding is also called metacognition , or […]

Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory Discussion Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory Discussion Piaget’s deemphasis on language as a source of cognitive development brought on yet another challenge, this time from Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, which stresses the social context of cognitive development. During early childhood, rapid growth of language broadens preschoolers’ participation in social dialogues with more knowledgeable individuals, who […]

Piaget’s three-mountains problem. Piaget’s three-mountains problem. Each mountain is distinguished by its color and by its summit. One has a red cross, another a small house, and the third a snowcapped peak. Children at the preoperational stage respond egocentrically. They cannot select a picture that shows the mountains from the doll’s perspective. Instead, they simply […]

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN One rainy morning, as I observed in our laboratory preschool, Leslie, the children’s teacher, joined me at the back of the room. “Preschoolers’ minds are such a blend of logic, fantasy, and faulty reasoning,” Leslie reflected. “Every day, I’m startled by the maturity and originality of what […]

Motor Development Discussion Motor Development Discussion TAKE A MOMENT… Observe several 2- to 6-year-olds at play in a neighborhood park, preschool, or child-care center. You will see that an explosion of new motor skills occurs in early childhood, each of which builds on the simpler movement patterns of toddlerhood. During the preschool years, children continue […]

Supporting Language Development in Early Childhood Supporting Language Development in Early Childhood For more than a decade, my fourth-floor office window overlooked the preschool and kindergarten play yard of our university laboratory school. On mild fall and spring mornings, the doors of the classrooms swung open, and sand table, easels, and large blocks spilled out […]

SOCW 6311/6070 Wk5 Discussions SOCW 6311/6070 Wk5 Discussions Discussion 1: Qualitative Findings and Social Work Interventions Evidence-based social work practice calls for the use of research data to guide the development of social work interventions on the micro, mezzo and/or macro-levels. Kearney (2001) described ways qualitative research findings can inform practice. Qualitative findings can help […]

Violent Video Games and Aggressive Behavior Violent Video Games and Aggressive Behavior Response Guidelines Provide a substantive contribution that advances the discussion in a meaningful way by identifying strengths of the posting, challenging assumptions, and asking clarifying questions. Your response is expected to reference the assigned readings, as well as other theoretical, empirical, or professional […]