Intellectual Development First Year

If you lean back in your chair, what will happen?

Cause and Effect: If you do something, something else will happen This type of learning is important because: –Babies learn this way –As their memory improves, they become capable of thought

As a child learns, he gets bored with his old activity. –Attention Span: how long a person can do something without becoming bored. –A baby should get bored easily

Jean Piaget Piaget: Psychologist who studies learning. –Key points from Piaget Intellectual capacity is inherited Learning occurs in the same stages in all children Children can’t learn until they’re mature, but they also can’t learn if they are not exposed to challenges –QUESTION: Do young children get enough challenges at school? Why?

Piaget’s 4 Stages of Learning 1. Sensorimotor Period: Look at the two roots sensori: babies learn through the five senses. That is why they put everything in their mouth after seeing, feeling, hearing, and touching, they taste. motor:: Babies are developing motor skills This stage lasts the first 2 years

2.Egocentric: They think only of themselves 3.Object Permanence: Child understands that the object exists even if you can’t see it

4. Symbolic thinking: using words and numbers to represent ideas. Children do not learn symbolically, they need to be shown examples. *If I say “How old are you?” what will a child do? Hold up the number of fingers, this is an example of how it is not real if they can’t see it (symbolic)

Play is Learning What are some ways to play with a 0-1 year old child? 1.Spend time on the floor 2.Stacking toys 3.Kiss, hug, smile 4.Peek a Boo 5.Crawl after the child 6.Balls 7.Sounds made by: pounding on pans or boxes 8.Mimic noises: dog, cow, car, airplane 9.Dance 10.Collect small household items to use as toys