Cognitive and Language Development Flashcards
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According to Vygotsky's theory, the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) refers to:
Answer: The gap between what a child can do alone and what they can do with guidance
The ZPD is the range of tasks a child cannot yet perform independently but can accomplish with support from a more knowledgeable person.
Which of the following best describes 'private speech' in young children?
Answer: Talking aloud to oneself while working through a task
Private speech is self-directed verbal commentary children use to guide their own thinking and actions, a concept highlighted by Vygotsky.
A caregiver reads the same picture book daily, pausing to ask 'What comes next?' This strategy primarily supports:
Answer: Language prediction and narrative comprehension
Repeated reading with prediction questions builds vocabulary, narrative comprehension, and language prediction skills.
Which Piagetian stage is characterized by symbolic play and rapid language growth but also egocentrism?
Answer: Preoperational
The preoperational stage (ages 2-7) features symbolic thinking, dramatic play, and language development alongside egocentric thinking.
Which of the following is a strategy for supporting dual language learners (DLLs) in an early childhood classroom?
Answer: Labeling classroom items in both the home language and English
Labeling items in the home language and English affirms the child's culture and supports concept development in both languages simultaneously.
Object permanence, which emerges in the sensorimotor stage, means a child understands that:
Answer: Objects continue to exist even when out of sight
Object permanence is the understanding that people and objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed.