chapter 1 Flashcards
why is the environment significant?
the environment is the child’s third teacher
what do teachers need to do to facilitate ideal development?
be aware of a child’s progression to create environments
what do teacher’s need to be mindful of?
how a child is progressing
the impact of genetic code
interactions
what are magda gerber’s 10 principles?
involvement and relevant activities
individual quality time
learn how to communicate
invest time and energy
repsect
model specific behaviors
be honest about your feelings
allow for problem solving learning
build security through trust
bo concerned by quality of development
how do you teach children respect?
show them respect
what are the four developmental domains?
physical
emotional
social
cognitive/language
why is it important to learn patterns or milestones?
teachers can recognize patterns demonstrated by each child
who are the early theorists?
john locke
jean-jacques rousseau
charles darwin
which theorists took the normative approach?
G. Stanley hall
arnold gesell
alfred binet
who are the behaviorists?
erik erikson
john watsone
skinner and belmost
what do stages refer to?
normal patterns of development that most people go through in maturation
what theorist descripted stages?
jean-jacques rousseau
what is the normative approach?
observing large numbers of children to establish expectations of when an ability is present
what is behaviorism?
a school of psychology that studies stimuli, responses, and rewards that influence behavior
what is the attachment theory?
infants are born needing attachment to their primary caregiver
