1. Cog. & Socioemotinal Dev. in Early Child Desarrollo Cognoscitivo y socioemocional en la niñez

2. Early childhood Growth from 3-6 years old Piaget’s second stage: Preoperational thought (age 3-7) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M244b2aDcz8 4 min 49 sec

3. Piaget’s Stage/ etapa 2: Preoperational Thought 3 – 6 years of age / años de edad Egocentrism/Egocéntrico- inability to take another’s point of view Animism/Animismo- that inanimate objects have conscious life & feelings; dotarle a los objetos inanimados características realisticas. Artificialism/Artificialismo- natural events or objects are under the control of superhuman sources; la noción que alguien controla eventos o objetos.

4. Egocentricity/ Egocéntrico- Inability to view the world from another’s point of view (i.e. – “mine”) La inabilidad {del niño} de ver otro punto de vista. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OinqFgsIbh0 1 min 33 sec

5. The concept that certain basic properties of an object remain the same even when a transformation changes the physical appearance; el concepto que propiedades básicos de un objeto siguen igual, aunque la apariencia cambia. 3 well known conservation tasks: Liquid, number & mass Conservation/Conservación

6. When asked: Do these two beakers have the same amount of liquid, or does one have more? Preoperational child would answer: The taller beaker has more liquid, “because this one is taller, so it has more” (or “There are more ice cubes, than the ones in the container, etc.)

7. Parten’s 6 Social Levels of Play / 6 Niveles del Juego 1) Unoccupied Play / Juego Desocupado - Standing by, may play with his/her own hands, or follow a teacher. 2) Onlooking Play / Juego Observado- A child observes another child (or group) playing, asks questions, but does not participate. 3) Solitary Play/ Juego Solitario - Playing alone; not attempting to connect with any other children near by.

8. 4) Parallel Play / Juego Paralelo - Playing beside another child; not with the other child(ren)… 5) Associative Play / Juego Asociado - Playing among other children; the child associates (shares toys) with others, but his play is still independent; play is not coordinated with others play… 6) Cooperative Play / Juego Cooperativo - Children coordinate their actions to create a general whole; each child has a role; there is a goal or a purpose to the play session…