Module 7: Infant Learning: Sensory Processing & Theorists (3/12-3/18)

Contents

Module Objectives

In this module you will:

  1. Explore sensory processing in infants
  2. Examine theories of infant learning
  3. Write the Interview with the Family of an Infant Paper
  4. Analyze the development of a 4-month-old-baby

Activity #1: What is Sensory Processing?

Watch this video about our sensory systems.  Complete this handout as you watch the video

 

Read Honig (2005) and complete this handout as you read

Honig (2005)

Read Honig (2007) and complete this handout as you read

Honig(2007)

Review the developmental milestones for a 4-month-old baby

Watch this video of a 4 month old

Answer the questions below, creating a unique response that includes information from both readings and the video:

    1. Why are the senses and sensory input important for babies?
    2. What are important points infant teachers should remember about babies and their senses when working with babies?
    3. What can infant teachers do to support babies and their sensory processing?
    4. What developmental milestones is this baby demonstrating (social and emotional language/ communication, movement/ physical development, and cognitive)? How?
    5. What sensory information is this baby processing? How?

Reply to 1-2 other comments!

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Activity #2: Theorists

Watch the videos about  Piaget .  Complete this handout as you watch the Piaget video.

Watch this video about Vygotsky. Complete this handout as you watch the Vygotsky video.

Answer the questions below creating a unique response that includes information form both video:

  1. What is Piaget’s theory of development and learning?
    1. How does Piaget believe children learn?
    2. What does Piaget believe infants 0-18 months learn & do?
  2. What is Vygotsky’s theory of development and learning?
    1. How does Vygotsky believe children learn?
    2. What does  Vygotsky believe infants 0-18 months learn & do?
  3. Which theorist do you most connect with or think best describes how infants develop and learn? Why?

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Activity #3: Interview with the Family of an Infant Paper

You conducted your Interview with the Family of an Infant in the previous module.  After conducting the interview, summarize your notes to write your Interview with the Family of an Infant Paper.

These resources should help you as you write your paper:

After you finish the paper, complete this Interview with the Family of an Infant Self-Assessment.  To complete the form:

    1. Open the document
    2. Save it to your device
    3. For each element (row) of the rubric, identify your which column describes your paper
    4. Highlight or change the color of the text in the row & column
    5. Answer the questions below the rubric
    6. Save the document again
    7. If you cannot save the document to your device, a) review the rubric, b) for each element (row) identify which column describes your paper, c) copy the questions below the rubric onto a new document on your device, d) answer the questions, e) save the document to your device.

Upload both the Interview with the Family of an Infant Paper and Self-Assessment form to Blackboard (in ‘Assignments’, under ‘Interview with the Family of an Infant Paper’)

 Activity #4: Self-Assessment

At the end of the semester you will determine your grade for ECE 209 based on your self-assessment of what you have learned. In preparation for your self-assessment, answer the questions below; you will answer these questions at the end of each module so you have a record of what you have learned over the semester. You can answer the questions here on Open Lab or create a journal on Blackboard (which would be private).

  • What did you learn in this module?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from this module better prepare you to work with infants?

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