Observing Development

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Choose one of the age groups within early childhood. Observe Play and Cognitive Development. Reflect on what you see and hear. Apply the appropriate strategies.

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This activity contains 3 questions.

Observe
Look for specific examples of materials used in play (toys, equipment, natural materials, etc.)
Go to MyEducationLab and select the topic "Emergent Literacy and Language Arts," then watch the video "Matching Sounds" and observe young children at play with objects as they match sounds. Look for specific examples of the ways children manipulate or use the play materials.

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Reflect
Think about and respond to the following questions:
What is the role of toys and equipment when learning new concepts?
How has the teacher in the video organized toys to facilitate learning about sounds?

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Apply
Provide play material that have "built-in" cognitive learnings (such as a textured ball for an infant to explore or proportionally sized blocks for building and number concepts for a preschooler).

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Observing Development

Reflect Think about and respond to the following questions: What is the role of toys and equipment when learning new concepts? How has the teacher in the video organized toys to facilitate learning about sounds?

Apply Provide play material that have "built-in" cognitive learnings (such as a textured ball for an infant to explore or proportionally sized blocks for building and number concepts for a preschooler).

Reflect
Think about and respond to the following questions:
What is the role of toys and equipment when learning new concepts?
How has the teacher in the video organized toys to facilitate learning about sounds?

Apply
Provide play material that have "built-in" cognitive learnings (such as a textured ball for an infant to explore or proportionally sized blocks for building and number concepts for a preschooler).