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BY WYATT REID
EDU 220-1001
PHYSICAL BEHAVIORS
• Development monitoring can be used to see if the child is growing and changing. This
can be a tool to see if the child is growing properly (Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, 2017).
• Children should be allowed to dress themselves (University of Washington, 1993).
• Activities should be planned that help develop fingers and hand functions (University
of Washington, 1993).
• Playing is one of the best activities for developing (Child Development Institute,
2015).
EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR
• Children are starting to become aware of there feelings. They can control them
partially.
• Jealousy between classmates is a common thing.
• Children are very fond of their teachers. They want the teachers approval.
• Learns by sense.
• The child likes to imagine.
• Is very curious in how things work
• Is starting to see the cause-and-effect relationship.
PIAGET VYGOTSKY
• “Preoperational Stage” this stage is where • Vygotsky believes that cognitive functions
children can think symbolically. are determined by social factors.
• They are starting to use language in a • The home of the child will affect how the
more complex way. child learns.
• Have trouble with more complex things like
time. Snowman, J. & McCown, R. (2013)
MY THREE YEAR OLD’S COGNITIVE
BEHAVIORS/CHARACTERISTICS
• The girl I observed loves to learn. She is very capable of learning new
information and remembering things that she has learned.
• Her language is very advanced for a child. Perhaps this is a nod to Vygotsky,
her parents are very bright, and use a lot of words at home.
• She likes to imagine.
COGNITIVE/INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Children need sensory activities
• Pointing out cause-and-effect relations will help the child learn them.
• Explain. Teach the child how things work and function
• The child can leave the mother for short intervals. The mother is still important
• The child is starting to notice gender differences.
• Likes being in groups.
• Is not ready for competition.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). Child development. Retrieved from
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/facts.html
Child Development Institute (2015). The ages and stages of child development. Retrieved from
https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/ages-stages/#.WR3Id_QrLrc
PBS Parents. (2017). Child development tracker Ages 2- 8. Retrieved from
http://www.pbs.org/parents/child-development/
Snowman, J. & McCown, R. (2013). ED PSYCH. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
University of Washington. (1993). Child development: Using the child development guide. Retrieved from
http://depts.washington.edu/allcwe2/fosterparents/training/chidev/cd06.htm