Child Development
1.) List and describe Piaget’s six substages of the sensorimotor period. Chapter 6
2.) Discuss factors important to the general health of infants including nutrition, immunization, illness, infection, safety and injury, poverty, housing, and mental health. Chapter 5
3.) Compare and contrast constructivist and behaviorist views of the role of the adult in supporting the development of young children. Chapter 3
4.) Children spend most of their time engaged in play. Explain why play is important. Describe the vehicles of play as defined by GARVEY. Chapter 2
5.) Describe some strategies a teacher can use to be considerate of and appropriately teach children from different ethnic/racial groups. Chapter 3
6.) List and explain at least five guidelines for creating quality environments and instruction for young children. Chapter 3 (write in essay form)
7.) Explain the difference between object permanence and object recognition. Chapter 6
8.) Describe the important elements that are observed in infant gross and fine motor development. Chapter 5
9.) Describe the procedure used to assess the newborn readiness to enter the world. Chapter 4
10.) Explain why relationships with adults are critical to young children’s healthy growth and development. Chapter 1