Welcome to CHLD 15 -- Ms. Nunes -- nnunes@bcconline.com -- Barstow Community College

Lesson One

Assignments Due:

Read Syllabus

Journal Chapter Review Question 1.1 & 2.1

Discussion Question #1

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Chapter 1 A Developmental Perspective on Educating Infants and Toddlers

Chapter 2 Birth to Thirty-six Months: Physical and Cognitive/Language Developmental Patterns

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Chapter 1 A Developmental Perspective on Educating Infants and Toddlers

Chapter 2 Birth to Thirty-six Months: Physical and Cognitive/Language Developmental Patterns

Journal Assignment:

Please answer in an essay style format with a introduction/body/conclusion regardless of the format of the question. Compose your journal in a word processor. Your work should be spell checked, grammar checked, proofread, and saved onto your computer, disk, writable CD, or USB key. Only after you have completed the steps above should the work be copied and pasted into the boxes below.

It is the student's responsibility to save a copy of all work completed in this class.

Name: (Always use your real name in this box)
Email: (Enter your exact email address)

Journal Question #1: Select two developmental theories. Compare and contrast them; in other words, explain how they are alike and how they are different.

Journal Question #2: Discuss Piaget’s stages of cognitive development in terms of learning experiences for two-year-olds. Include concepts such as assimilation, accommodation, and disequilibrium in your answer.

Discussion Question #1–

If your last name begins with A – L respond to the following question:

How does the diversity of families in today’s society influence early education programs and teachers?

If your last name begins with M – Z respond to the following question:

Use Vygotsky’s theory to explain how you would scaffold a toddler with the skill of dressing, including the concept of private speech.

It is the student's responsibility to save a copy of all work completed in this class!

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