Defining the Young Child
Growth and Diversity
Theories
Play
Miscellaneous
100
Physical, cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional (and creative and cultural identity)
What are the developmental domains?
100
what your impressions of word pictures should be balanced with
What is classroom experience?
100

all humans have basic and growth needs.

What is the Humanistic Theory?

100
the child mimics other children's play but does not actively engage with them
What is parallel play?
100
a group of general principles, ideas or proposed explanations for explaining some kind of phenomenon, in this case child development
What is a theory?
200
All areas of human growth and development are interrelated
What is the whole child?
200
auditory, tactile and visual
What are learning styles?
200
children pass through sensorimotor, preoperational, and concrete operational stages of thinking.
What is the Cognitive Theory?
200
a common form of spontaneous play; also called imaginative or pretend play
What is dramatic play?
200
a child with special needs that is a full-time member of a regular classroom
What is inclusion?
300
understanding the culture, history, beliefs and values of all children.
What are cultural considerations?
300

in 1997, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments, reauthorized IDEA, included infants and toddlers, and strengthened the role of parents in the intervention process. 

What is Public Law 105-17?

300

most growth is determined by heredity

What is the Maturation theory?

300
the child is completely engrossed in playing and does not seem to notice other children
What is solitary play?
300
descriptions of children that depict, in words, norms of development
What are word pictures?
400
the interaction between nature and nurture
What is development?
400
genetic makeup, environment and gender and race differences
What are factors that influence growth?
400
the child's development is inseparable from social and cultural activities
What is the Sociocultural theory?
400
the child is relatively stationary and appears to be performing random movements with no apparent purpose
What is unoccupied play?
400
a procedure, such as a reward or punishment, that changes a response to a stimulus; two types are positive and negative
What is reinforcement?
500
a great many handicapping conditions that may or may not be noticeable
What is special needs?
500
prone to restlessness, anxiety, short attention spans and impulses. More common in boys than girls.
What is ADHD?
500
Human development is influenced by several systems
What is the Ecological Theory?
500
the child is now more interested in each other than the toys they are using. Involves social interaction, but no organization.
What is associative play?
500
an "affectional bond" between two people; feelings and behaviors of devotion
What is attachment?
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