1. PCD Objective Understand Brain, Cognitive, and Language Development of Infant’s The Sensorimotor Stage

3. POP QUIZ Study these notes for Pop QUIZ tomorrow.
You will find HINTS throughout the notes that will help you know what to study for the quiz.
See if you can FIND the HINTS!

4. Four Periods of Learning1.
Jean Piaget’s Theories
Four Periods of Learning
Sensorimotor birth-2 yrs
Preoperational 2-7 yrs
Concrete Operations 7-11
Formal Operations 11-adulthood

5. Children learn about the world through their senses and body movements
Sensorimotor Stage
Infant Scientist!
Children learn about the world through their senses and body movements
Stage broken into 6 different steps

6. Sensorimotor Stage 2. Steps divided by age Birth to 1 month
1 to 4 months
4 to 8 months
8 to 12 months
12 to18 months
18 to 24 months

7. Stage One: Birth to 1 month
Sensorimotor Stage 3.
Stage One: Birth to 1 month
Practices inborn reflexes
Infants are only aware of themselves
They do not understand themselves as a a separate person

8. Sensorimotor Stage Stage Two: 1 to 4 months
Learn to combine two reflexes
For example:
wave their fists and then bring it to their mouths

9. Sensorimotor Stage Stage Three: 4 to 8 months
They respond to other stimuli
Improves hand-eye coordination
For example
baby bumps a rattle and it makes a noise, they may try to bump it again.

10. Sensorimotor Stage 4. Stage Four: - 8 to 12 months
Intentional behavior
They learn certain actions lead to certain results
Imitates others

11. They learn to follow objects with their eyes
Sensorimotor Stage
They learn to follow objects with their eyes
Love playing Peek-A-Boo

12. Objects continue to exist even when out of sight
Sensorimotor Stage
Ten months- learn Object Permanence 5.
Objects continue to exist even when out of sight
Can find partially hidden objects

13. Sensorimotor Stage Stage Five: 12 to 18 months Trial and error:
Push a cracker off high chair and watch it fall to the floor.
Then does it again
Can find hidden objects
Understands objects exist independently

14. Begin to experiment mentally as well as physically
Sensorimotor Stage
Stage Six: 18 to 24 months
Begin to experiment mentally as well as physically
They think about what they are going to do before they do it

15. POP QUIZ Use these notes to study for your pop quiz tomorrow!!!!!
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16. Key Terms
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17. brain stem
Controls involuntary activities such as breathing

18. cerebrum
Directs motor activities

19. Cerebellum
Controls muscular coordination, balance, and posture

20. pituitary gland
Releases hormones that control metabolism and sexual development

21. spinal cord
Controls simple reflexes that do not involve the brain

22. Thalamus
Controls the way emotions are expressed

23. Dendrite
Receives information from other neurons and passes it on to the body of the nerve cell; reaches toward dendrites of other neurons for transmission

24. cell body
Processes the information received

25. Axon
Carries information from cell body to dendrites at its tip; releases neurotransmitters

26. Myelin
Coating on axons that makes transmission easier

27. Synapse
Gap between dendrites of different neurons across which neurotransmitters travel to relay information from one neuron to another

28. Stimulation
To encourage something such as an activity or a process so that brain activity will begin, increase, or develop

29. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
A theory made up of:
sensorimotor period
preoperational period
concrete operations
formal operations

30. sensorimotor period
A period in Piaget’s Theory where children learn through the senses

31. object permanence
The knowledge that objects have an existence in time and space, independent of whether or not they can be seen or touched

32. language development
The human use of spoken or written words as a communication system

33. Nonverbal
Using gestures and moving instead of words to communicate

34. word association
Method of assessing somebody's mental state or personality by asking the person to respond with the first word that comes to mind when a given word is heard

35. first word
Same sound used more than once to refer to person, place, or event

36. Multiple Choice Questions Let’s see what you know!

37. Which illustrates the function of the cerebrum?
Ann can sit up when propped on pillows for up to a minute.
Betty smiles whenever someone speaks to her.
Cory babbles when his mother reads to him at bedtime.
Don recognizes his father’s voice as he enters the room.
Answer=A

38. Brian is crying because he’s been waiting to be picked up from his crib and no one comes. Which type of crying is this?
Annoyed
Afraid
Hungry
In pain
Answer=A

39. The baby’s spinal cord was damaged when his mother accidentally dropped him from the car seat. Which type of activities will most likely be affected?
Breathing and other involuntary activities
Motor activities
Muscle coordination
Posture
Answer=D

40. Objective 4.03 TEST REVIEW
70 questions: (1.4 points each=you can miss 5 questions and make a 93=A)
Chapter 9 handout
Key Terms
Give one example from each step of The Sensorimotor Stage
Label and define parts of the BRAIN

41. Independent Practice
Read the following reference from the textbook, The Developing Child, page 286.
“How to Stimulate Brain Development in an Infant.”
Use the index card provided:
List at least 3 ways infants’ senses can be stimulated.
List important facts about stimulating infants’ senses.
Think-pair-share
Find the person with the matching card and share responses with that person
You will then combine both responses into one statement to share with the class.

42. Group Project
Read in the textbook, The Developing Child, Chapter 9, page , Piaget’s Theories: “The Sensorimotor Period.”
You will be paired up with another student.
Develop 3 activities from the reading that are appropriate for an infant.
You will share your activity with the class.
Complete the handout
“Appropriate Activities for Infants”
Record activities as they are presented.
Discuss as students present activities.
Keep the notes sheet for future use.

43. Book Project
TEAMS will be given a children’s book to read and answer the following questions on index card.
How might reading this book over and over lead to the development of infant language skills?
How do the pictures in the book help develop language skills?
Write-Pair-Share
Share your responses to the class.