Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

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Part III
Chapter Nine

• Early Childhood Cognitive Development

Piaget and Vygotsky Childrens Theories Language E
arly-Childhood Education
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Piaget and Vygotsky

• Piaget Preoperational Thinking
• Obstacles to Logical Operations
• Conservation and Logic
• Limitations of Piagets Research
• Animism in Preoperational Thought

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Piaget and Vygotsky

• Vygotsky Social Learning
• Children and Mentors
• Scaffolding
• Language as a Tool

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Childrens Theories

• Theory-Theory
• Theory of Mind
• Belief and Reality Understanding the Difference
• Brain and Context

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Language

• The Vocabulary Explosion
• Fast-Mapping
• Words and the Limits of Logic
• Acquiring Basic Grammar
• Learning Two Languages
• What Is the Goal?
• Language Loss

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Early-Childhood Education

• Child-Centered Programs
• Montessori Schools
• Reggio Emilia
• Teacher-Directed Programs

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Early-Childhood Education

• Intervention Programs
• Head Start
• Long-Term Gains from Intensive Programs
• Other Government Programs
• THINKING CRITICALLY Costs and Benefits