concepts and theories
tools for learning
approaches to learning
senses and milestones
learning through relationships
100
The understanding that people and things exist even when I can't see them
What is object permanence?
100
Sorting, matching, comparing, and contrasting are examples of this
What is categorizing?
100
The ability to attend, regulate, plan, organize, and control one's own behavior
What is executive function?
100
Because the senses are so important to early learning, Piaget called the first stage of cognitive development this
What is the sensorimotor period?
100
Adults matching the emotional tone of an infant or toddler
What is attunement?
200
Instruments, pop up toys, and balls all help children learn this concept
What is cause and effect?
200
Decreased responses to stimuli after repeated exposure
What is habituation?
200
The ability to take in new information while holding know, relevant information in mind
What is working memory?
200
Babies use this early developing sense to recognize their mothers in the first days of life
What is the sense of smell?
200
Showing a child how to fit a puzzle piece is an example of this
What is modelling?
300
The theory that infants are born predisposed to learn certain things that are critical to survival
What is core knowledge theory?
300
Play in which a child acts on a toy or object, but does not yet ascribe intention to the toy
What is decentered symbolic play?
300
Children learn to persist through frustration when a task is __________ but not simple.
What is possible?
300
Newborn babies see best out of the corners of their eyes, using this
What is peripheral vision?
300
Adding language, props, or variations to play are examples of this
What is scaffolding?
400
The theory that infants figure out language and the properties of objects based on patterns and frequencies
What is computational analysis?
400
Properties of objects that can be known but not actually seen, such as what they are used for, that can be understood by young toddlers
What is invisible information?
400
The "balancing system to attachment"
What is curiosity?
400
I can see as well as an adult. I could be as young as _______.
What is nine months?
400
Adults repeating a baby's sounds or actions
What is mirroring?
500
Piaget's theory that children construct knowledge through their experiences, using assimilation and accommodation
What is constructivist theory?
500
Age at which toddlers begin to ascribe agency to a toy ("the doll is hungry", for instance
What is 24-30 months
500
These are natural opportunities to teach problem solving
What are social conflicts?
500
Lack of experience with this sense can cause children's brains to be underdeveloped, and can even be life-threatening
What is touch?
500
The understanding that other people have feelings, thoughts, and desires separate from our own
What is theory of mind?
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