Describe Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages of cognitive development.
Learn about Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages of cognitive development as well as the cognitive and language stages of children aged five to twelve. Gain a better understanding of early childhood education and child care centers while exploring these fascinating topics.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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- Identify Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development.
- Identify stages and milestones of physical and cognitive development ages 6-13.
- Describe the importance of social emotional skill development in children entering kindergarten.
- Describe how language is one of the many ways through which culture affects development.
- Recognize the importance of knowing the stages of development
- Describe and Demonstrate arts integration strategies to develop verbal and written language.
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development.
- Identify stages and milestones of development for ages 1 to 5
- Describe the stages of grief and the different ways children react to grief and stress.
- Describe the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Demonstrate an understanding of creating a successful block center by identifying the various types of blocks, describing an effective block center setup, and recognizing the various stages of block play.
- Recognize that children develop independence at different stages.
- Recognize the importance of knowing the stages of development.
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