Arnold Gesell Flashcards
Maturation Theory
As they grow older, their maturity is progressing
Allowing to mature naturally
Play with objects in the early years of life helps to
build a foundation of skills needed for subsequent development
Established the ________ at Yale University, where he collected data in children’s physical growth
Clinic for Child Development
Particularly interested in the _______ - the preprogrammed pattern of physical growth that each child follows
concept of maturation
He devoted a major part of his career to _______________ on the behavior of infants and children
collecting detailed normative information
He was the first to……
Make knowledge about child development meaningful to parents
he observed that children were biologically ready to read when they attained a mental age
6.5 years
