Cog. & Socioemotinal Dev. in Early Child

Desarrollo Cognoscitivo y socioemocional en la niñez

Early childhood

•Growth from 3-6 years old•Piaget’s second stage: Preoperational

thought (age 3-7)• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M244b2aDcz8

4 min 49 sec

Piaget’s Stage/ etapa 2: Preoperational Thought

•3 – 6 years of age / años de edad•Egocentrism/Egocéntrico- inability to take

another’s point of view•Animism/Animismo- that inanimate

objects have conscious life & feelings; dotarle a los objetos inanimados características realisticas.

•Artificialism/Artificialismo- natural events or objects are under the control of

superhumansources; la noción que alguien controla

eventos o objetos.

•Egocentricity/ Egocéntrico- Inability to view the world from another’s point of view (i.e. – “mine”)

La inabilidad {del niño} de ver otro punto de vista.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OinqFgsIbh01 min 33 sec

• The concept that certain basic properties of an object remain the same even when a transformation changes the physical appearance; el concepto que propiedades básicos de un objeto siguen igual, aunque la apariencia cambia.

•3 well known conservation tasks: Liquid, number & mass

Conservation/Conservación

•When asked: Do these two beakers have the same amount of liquid, or does one have more?

•Preoperational child would answer: The taller beaker has more liquid, “because this one is taller, so it has more” (or “There are more ice cubes, than the ones in the container, etc.)

Parten’s 6 Social Levels of Play / 6 Niveles del Juego

1) Unoccupied Play / Juego Desocupado - Standing by, may play with his/her own hands, or follow a teacher.

2) Onlooking Play / Juego Observado- A child observes another child (or group) playing, asks questions, but does not participate.

3) Solitary Play/ Juego Solitario - Playing alone; not attempting to connect with any other children near by.

4) Parallel Play / Juego Paralelo - Playing beside another child; not with the other child(ren)…

5) Associative Play / Juego Asociado - Playing among other children; the child associates (shares toys) with others, but his play is still independent; play is not coordinated with others play…

6) Cooperative Play / Juego Cooperativo - Children coordinate their actions to create a general whole; each child has a role; there is a goal or a purpose to the play session…