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SPCL 7900 Theories of Human Development: SESSION 3 - Module 2: The Infant & Toddler Years

Open Educational Resource (OER) created for Professor Elizalde-Utnick's SPCL 7900 course.

TASK LIST TO PREPARE FOR ZOOM SESSION

Please complete the following PRIOR to our Zoom session on September 15:

1. Readings

READ the assigned readings (DT 5&6).

2. Videos & Application Activity

VIEW the videos on attachment, pre-linguistic development, and Piaget's sensorimotor substages.

COMPLETE the application activity to test your knowledge of the sensorimotor substages.

3. Prepare for Blackboard Quiz (RAT#3)

The 5-question multiple-choice quiz will be on the assigned readings and videos. This RAT will be made available to you at your designated quiz time (3:40 pm or 6:30 p.m.). Our Zoom session will commence right after the quiz at 4:10 or 7:00 pm, depending on your course section.

VIDEO: PRE-LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT IN INFANCY

Babbling becomes jargoning just before words appear.

What do you notice in the video?

VIDEO: ATTACHMENT IN INFANCY

SUMMARY

In this session we will discuss development in infancy, with particular emphasis on attachment, cognitive development, and prelinguistic development. We will discuss the interaction between nature and nurture.

SESSION SLIDES & MATERIALS

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VIDEO: PIAGET'S SENSORIMOTOR PERIOD WITH 6 SUBSTAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

APPLICATION ACTIVITY: EXPLORING PIAGET'S SENSORIMOTOR STAGES

Directions: View the video in each tab (A-F) and determine which of the following sensorimotor stages it represents:

  1. Reflexive circular reactions 
  2. Primary circular reactions 
  3. Secondary circular reactions 
  4. Coordination of secondary circular reactions
  5. Tertiary circular reactions
  6. Representational thought