Child Development Flashcards
Child Development
The process of growth and change from conception to adolescence
Four stages of child development
Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
The sensorimotor stage
Birth to two years
The preoperational stage
Two to seven years
Concrete operational stage
Seven to twelve years
Formal operational stage
Twelve years onwards
Lev Vygotsky
Believed that the child’s social and cultural environment greatly influenced their cognitive development
The Zone of Proximal Development
A gap between what a child knows, and what he does not yet know. The process of acquiring information requires skill that a child does not yet possess, but can with the help of a more knowledgeable other
Sociocultural Theory
Suggested that human development results from a dynamic interaction between individuals and society. Children learn gradually and continuously through interaction.
At what age would a child be crawling?
6-10 months
At what age would a child be walking?
9-12 months
At what age would a child be forming 4 word sentences?
18 months-2 years
At what age would a child be turning sounds into words?
6 months
