Child Development Instructor: Catherine Dwyer Report and Reflection on Piagetian Tasks Abstract Marni Kaplan-Earle NEMTEC 2010 “I have some works here‚ with which I need some help. Would you like to help me?” My invitation to Max‚ Sophie‚ Christian and Kate accepted‚ I proceeded to share‚ challenge‚ interview‚ and observe. The tasks I presented illustrated the phenomena of cognitive development in early childhood‚ the stage Jean Piaget calls preoperational. While Piaget refers to his developmental
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Preparatory Activities for Fine Motor Skills Activity: Pouring beans from one jug to two unequal bowls Type: Individual Age: 2 ½ years onwards Materials: One jug‚ two unequal bowls‚ beans‚ tray and mat. Procedure: Note: The directress has to ensure that the material is adequate‚ clean and in proper order for use. • Invite the child to begin the Work Cycle. • Show the child where the mat is placed. • Ask the child to carry the mat to the work area and unroll the mat
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Q: Montessori in the Absorbent Mind writes that “the hands are instruments of man’s intelligence”. It is therefore critical that children develop the ability to control and coordinate their hand muscle so that these can come into contact with the environment in intelligent ways. Discuss the principles underlining the practical life exercises and how it fosters independence in children. Dr Maria Montessori was the founder of Montessori Method of education. She devised a method of education which
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of a full range of emotions from sad to happy to angry‚ and learning to deal with them appropriately. fine motor: is the action involving the small muscles of the hands‚ as in handwriting‚ sewing or knitting. four planes of development: Dr. Montessori saw the human being going through four planes‚ or stages‚ of development with each plane having unique characteristics and opportunities for learning gross motor: Gross motor involves the large muscles of the body‚ as in walking‚ running or swimming
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The Montessori Method by Maria Montessori (1870-1952). Translated by Anne Everett George (1882-). New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company‚ 1912. [Frontispiece] DR. MONTESSORI GIVING A LESSON IN TOUCHING GEOMETRICAL INSETS [Title Page] THE MONTESSORI METHOD SCIENTIFIC PEDAGOGY AS APPLIED TO CHILD EDUCATION IN "THE CHILDREN’S HOUSES" WITH ADDITIONS AND REVISIONS BY THE AUTHOR BY MARIA MONTESSORI TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY ANNE E. GEORGE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PROFESSOR HENRY
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famous‚ Dr. Montessori became the founder of the Montessori Method of Education. After graduating in 1896 at the age of 26‚ Dr. Montessori worked at a psychiatric clinic in the University of Rome as an Assistant Director. She quickly observed how the children were ill treated. In light of her interest in children‚ Dr. Montessori’s studies and work were inclined towards the work of Jean Itard and Edouard Seguin who specialized and studied about mentally disabled children. Dr. Montessori was successful
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Throughout the centuries‚ people have often wished they could somehow know what would happen in the future before it actually happened. Sometimes‚ however‚ certain consequences are hinted at ahead of time‚ giving you a chance to take care of it before it is too late. In his book 1984‚ George Orwell uses foreshadowing through Winston ’s dreams and memories to predict what will happen in later events‚ which then explain what took place before. (S) One memory that was foreshadowed was the last time
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Montessori wrote about “The Secret of Childhood”. Describe what she meant by this. In one of Dr. Maria Montessori’s book‚ “The Secret of Childhood” where she continued and further elaborated her work on child development‚ one of her important findings in her research was “Sensitivity Period” in the child. These are important periods of childhood development. A sensitive period is a period of time when a child passes through special times in his life and spends much of his time to focus on one
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delivering ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized sounds and signs‚ thus‚ being the spoken and written language. It is part of the human tendencies to want to communicate with others and this could underlie the emergence of language. Montessori said‚ “To talk is the nature of man.” Humans needed language in order to communicate‚ and soon‚ the powers that come with language revealed. The evolution of the human language began when communication was done through pictograms and drawings.
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The Stages of development according to Dr. Montessori and an explanation of what happens during each “re-birth”. Dr. Montessori defined 4 stages of development. She identified that within these stages of development it is intense at the beginning‚ consolidates and then tapers to the next stage. She talks about the re-birth of a child and describes it like passing through a kind of metamorphosis. The 1st and 3rd stages are periods of intense creation‚ while the 2nd and 4th stages are the calm periods
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