1. What is learning for young children? State what you believe and at least one theorist who supports your statement.
When a baby is growing, he or she is learning everything. They are learning about their senses, environment, and people around them. For young children, they are learning to play, interact and share with others. A young child learns the basic responsibilities to become a civilized human. One theorist that supports this idea is Piaget. Piaget is a constructivist who believes children develop through four stages. Each stage is a different component of the child’s learning process. For instance, the first stage is the sensorimotor period. Within this stage, children from birth to age two are learning motor skills and sensory skills. The second stage is preoperational period when children enter preschool are learning symbolic functioning. The third stage is concrete operational period when children enter elementary school are learning intellectual skills. The fourth stage is formal operational period when children are learning to think abstractly and form opinions. Within each stage …show more content…
What do you believe about learning environments for young children? State at least one theorist who supports your statement.
I believe the learning environments for young children is correlated to society’s norms and values. The world around an individual effects the child’s learning environment. One theorist that supports this idea is Vygotsky. Vygotsky is a constructivist who believes the social world will provide children the most input and guidance (Krogh & Morehouse 2014, p. 14). For instance, one of Vygotsky’s terminology was Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). ZPD is the zone where children learn with guidance from others. This is a time where a teacher (from the social world) influences a child’s learning.
3. What do you believe about promoting a positive social-emotional environment for young children? State at least one theorist who supports your
When a baby is growing, he or she is learning everything. They are learning about their senses, environment, and people around them. For young children, they are learning to play, interact and share with others. A young child learns the basic responsibilities to become a civilized human. One theorist that supports this idea is Piaget. Piaget is a constructivist who believes children develop through four stages. Each stage is a different component of the child’s learning process. For instance, the first stage is the sensorimotor period. Within this stage, children from birth to age two are learning motor skills and sensory skills. The second stage is preoperational period when children enter preschool are learning symbolic functioning. The third stage is concrete operational period when children enter elementary school are learning intellectual skills. The fourth stage is formal operational period when children are learning to think abstractly and form opinions. Within each stage …show more content…
What do you believe about learning environments for young children? State at least one theorist who supports your statement.
I believe the learning environments for young children is correlated to society’s norms and values. The world around an individual effects the child’s learning environment. One theorist that supports this idea is Vygotsky. Vygotsky is a constructivist who believes the social world will provide children the most input and guidance (Krogh & Morehouse 2014, p. 14). For instance, one of Vygotsky’s terminology was Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). ZPD is the zone where children learn with guidance from others. This is a time where a teacher (from the social world) influences a child’s learning.
3. What do you believe about promoting a positive social-emotional environment for young children? State at least one theorist who supports your