1. Kathleen Stassen Berger The Developing Person Through the Life Span Eighth Edition Part III Early Childhood: Cognitive Development Chapter Nine Piaget and Vygotsky Children’s Theories Language Early-Childhood Education

2. Piaget and Vygotsky Piaget: Preoperational Thinking –Obstacles to Logical Operations –Conservation and Logic –Limitations of Piaget’s Research –Animism in Preoperational Thought

3. Piaget and Vygotsky Vygotsky: Social Learning –Children and Mentors –Scaffolding –Language as a Tool

4. Children’s Theories Theory-Theory Theory of Mind –Belief and Reality: Understanding the Difference –Brain and Context

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

6. Early-Childhood Education Child-Centered Programs –Montessori Schools –Reggio Emilia Teacher-Directed Programs

7. Early-Childhood Education Intervention Programs –Head Start –Long-Term Gains from Intensive Programs –Other Government Programs THINKING CRITICALLY: Costs and Benefits