Cognitive and Language Development: The Child's Journey
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Copyright: 2013
Pages: 208
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Pages: 208
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Cognitive and Language Development: The Child's Journey explores the complex processes through which children develop thinking, learning, memory, communication, and language skills. The book examines major theories of cognitive development, including the influential perspectives of Piaget and Vygotsky, while also exploring information processing approaches to memory development. It provides an in-depth look at how children acquire language, the theoretical explanations behind language learning, typical language milestones, and speech and language disorders. Through research-based discussions, the text highlights the interactions among cognition, culture, social experiences, and communication in shaping the developing child.
Introduction
Purpose and Intended Audience
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1 Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Brief Background
General Theoretical Assumptions
Question 1: How did Piaget characterize the nature of thinking at different ages?
Question 2: How did Piaget explain the changes that take place in cognitive development?
Contemporary Research Investigating Piaget’s Claims
Chapter 2 Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development
Processes of Cognitive Development: Mediation, Intersubjectivity and Private Speech
The Influence of Cultural Tools
Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding
The Role of Play
Vygotsky’s Approach to Research
A Few Notes about Contemporary Research from the Sociocultural Perspective
Chapter 3 Information Processing Theory and Memory Development
Atkinson & Shiffrin’s 3-Store Model of Memory
The Development of Attention in Middle Childhood
Storage and Retrieval Processes: Four Components of Memory Development
Episodic Memory Development
Conclusions about Memory Development
Chapter 4 Introduction to Language
Language: What Is It?
Do Only Humans Have Language?
Defining Features of Language
Research with Primates and Other Animals
Human Language: How Does It Happen?
Components of Human Speech and Language
Chapter 5 Theoretical Perspectives on Language Acquisition
Behaviorist Theory
Chomsky’s Nativist Theory
Interactionist Theories
A Note on Information Processing Ideas
Conclusions
Chapter 6 Typical Language Development
Before Words: Prelinguistic Communication During the First Year
First Words: 12 to 18 Months
Combining Words: 18 Months to 3 Years
Semantic Development During the Toddler and Early Preschool Years
Becoming More Effective Communicators: The Preschool Years
Language Achievements During the School Years
Helpful Practices to Promote Language Development
Chapter 7 Speech and Language Disorders
Speech Disorders
Language Disorders
Summary
References
About the Author
Wendy Chambers is an Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology at Georgia Southern University in the Department of Curriculum, Foundations and Reading where she teaches classes in cognitive and language development, as well as advanced theories of learning and development. She earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology with an emphasis in cognitive development in the early childhood years from the University of Florida in 1993. She has published research in edited books as well as academic journals such as Child Development, Cognitive Development, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, and British Journal of Developmental Psychology.