Family, Culture and Community











Cognitive Development


                     Piaget's Theory of Development


Fun Memory Games for Children (click link to direct to website)

Fun Memory Games for Adults  (click link to direct to website)

 

3 year old reciting the U.S. Presidents!


Biological Beginnings


         A non-traditional look in the sperm meeting with the egg to eventually form a zygote.

Critical periods of fetal development.

Physical Development


                                                              (Click chart to enlarge)
This chart shows some of the steps or milestones of normal child development. You can use it to figure out where a child is in his/her development, and to plan the next steps that he/she needs help with.
CAUTION: The development chart shows the average ages when children begin to do things. But the ages at which normal children develop different skills vary greatly. Just because a child has not developed certain skills by the ages shown does not mean he is backward or has a problem. Be sure to look at the whole child.

Intelligence



Multiple Intelligences Test  (link to test)

This form can help you determine which intelligences are strongest for you. If you're a teacher, tutor or parent, you can also use it to find out which intelligences your learner uses most often.

Language Development


ACCESS Preschool teachers use many multi-sensory strategies to support language development of preschool children.


Using vignettes filmed at an exemplary children's center, students are introduced to the vocabulary of language studies. Dr. Honig describes the development of spoken language in infancy, toddlerhood and early childhood. She details strategies caregivers should use to nourish language development during the early stages of language acquisition. The video abounds with excellent examples of adults interacting verbally with children, illustrating Dr. Honigs ardent belief in the importance of language to the intellectual, social and emotional development of young children. With Alice Sterling Honig, Ph.D. This is a short clip from the film. Further information is available at www.davidsonfilms.com.