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Preoperational Stage of Development - Lecture Slides | FCS 1800, Study notes of Developmental Psychology

Material Type: Notes; Professor: Meadows; Class: Life Span Human Development; Subject: Family and Consumer Sciences; University: Eastern Illinois University; Term: Unknown 1989;

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Early Childhood
Development
Preoperational Stage of
Development
Jean Piaget
Operations - internalized sets of
actions that allow a child to do
mentally what was previously done
physically
Two Substages of Preoperational
Development
–Symbolic Function Substage
•egocentrism
•animism
–Intuitive Thought Substage
•centration
•conservation
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Early Childhood

Development

Preoperational Stage of

Development

Jean Piaget

Operations - internalized sets of

actions that allow a child to do

mentally what was previously done

physically

• Two Substages of Preoperational

Development

–Symbolic Function Substage

  • egocentrism
  • animism

–Intuitive Thought Substage

  • centration
  • conservation

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Social Constructivist Approach Lev Vygotsky

  • Zone of Proximal Development - range of tasks too difficult for a child alone, but possible with the guidance of a more-skilled peer or an adult
  • Scaffolding - changing the level of support offered a child based on cues received
  • Inner/Private Speech - use of language in a self-regulatory manner

Early Childhood Education

  • Child-centered Kindergarten
  • Montessori Schools
  • Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
    • Individually appropriate
    • Age appropriate
  • Developmentally and Culturally Appropriate Practice (DCAP)
  • Head Start
    • Early Head Start
    • Project Follow Through

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