Piaget
Vygotsky
Bronfenbrenner
Language & Literacy
General Concepts
100

•What stage involves learning through senses and motor actions?

Sensorimotor Stage

100

•What term describes tasks a child can do with help but not alone?

•Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

100

•What system includes family and school?

•Microsystem

100

•What skill involves recognizing and working with sounds in spoken language?

•Phonemic awareness

100

•What debate focuses on heredity versus environment?

•Nature vs. nurture debate

200

•In which stage do children begin symbolic thinking but lack logical reasoning?

•Preoperational stage

200

•What type of speech helps children guide their own behavior?

•Private speech

200

•Which system reflects cultural values and beliefs?

•Macrosystem

200

•Name one of the five components of the Science of Reading.

•Phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, or phonemic awareness

200

•Which type of theory emphasizes stages of development?

•Discontinuous (stage) theories

300

•What concept explains understanding that objects still exist when out of sight?

•Object permanence

300

•What instructional strategy provides temporary support for learning?

•Scaffolding

300

•What system represents connections between home and school?

•Mesosystem

300

•Why is early oral language development important?

•It supports later reading and academic success

300

•What teaching approach adjusts instruction based on development?

•Intentional teaching

400

•Which stage allows abstract and hypothetical thinking?

•Formal operational stage

400

•Learning precedes development, according to which theorist?

•Lev Vygotsky

400

•Which system includes historical events and time?

•Chronosystem

400

•What type of instruction is emphasized in the Science of Reading?

•Explicit and systematic instruction

400

•Why must teachers consider cognitive development when planning lessons?

•To ensure instruction is developmentally appropriate and effective