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2. ECE 353 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com ECE 353 Week 1 Discussions 1 Theories And Theoretical Frameworks (Piagetian Theory/Nativist Approaches) ECE 353 Week 1 Discussions 2 Genetic And Biological Factors ECE 353 Week 2 Assignment How The Brain Learns ECE 353 Week 2 Discussions 1 Brain Development ECE 353 Week 3 Assignment Role Of Families And The Community ECE 353 Week 3 Discussions 1 Cognitive And Conceptual Development ECE 353 Week 3 Discussions 2 Theory Of Mind ECE 353 Week 4 Discussions 1 Problem Solving And Reasoning ECE 353 Week 4 Discussions 2 Relationships Between Cognitive, Language, And Motor Development ECE 353 Week 5 Discussions 1 Cognitive Development And Learning ECE 353 Week 5 Discussions 2 Intellectual

3. ECE 353 Week 1 Discussions 1 Theories And Theoretical Frameworks (Piagetian TheoryNativist Approaches) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com Theories and Theoretical Frameworks. As an early childhood professional, it is expected you will understand and apply foundational knowledge and theories in the field. Foundational knowledge and theoretical understanding provides a framework for you to utilize when you are working with infants, toddlers, and school-aged children. Additionally, your understanding of the foundational knowledge and theories will inform and shape your professional practices. For this discussion you will start by completing the Theoretical Frameworks Venn Diagram using your assigned grouping below. If you are unsure of how to complete a Venn diagram, the video How to Make a Venn Diagramprovides a helpful lesson. When completing your Venn

4. ECE 353 Week 1 Discussions 2 Genetic And Biological Factors FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com Theories and Theoretical Frameworks. As an early childhood professional, it is expected you will understand and apply foundational knowledge and theories in the field. Foundational knowledge and theoretical understanding provides a framework for you to utilize when you are working with infants, toddlers, and school-aged children. Additionally, your understanding of the foundational knowledge and theories will inform and shape your professional practices. For this discussion you will start by completing the Theoretical Frameworks Venn Diagram using your assigned grouping below. If you are unsure of how to complete a Venn diagram, the video How to Make a Venn Diagramprovides a helpful lesson. When completing your Venn Diagram, make sure to

5. ECE 353 Week 2 Assignment How The Brain Learns FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com how the Brain Learns. In Chapters 3 and 4 of your primary text, Farrar and Montgomery discuss executive functioning and memory development (2015), you learned about factors that influence brain development. For this assignment, you will build upon that knowledge by further investigating how the brain learns. Remember that working memory, attention, and executive functions are interconnected and are crucial to the learning process. This includes the ability for a child to pay attention, demonstrate inhibitory control, and goal-directed behavior. Children may possess varying degrees of each of these functions, but they work together to create cognitive control and flexibility. For this assignment, you will assume the role

6. ECE 353 Week 2 Discussions 1 Brain Development FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com Brain Development. During early childhood, our brains are continuously modified by environmental influences. It is now widely accepted that a child’s environment and early life experiences affect the development, health, and structure of their brain. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the brain is its ability to change structurally and functionally in response to external stimuli, which is known as neuroplasticity. Watch the video Neuroplasticity to learn more about this concept (Sentis, 2012). Additionally, it is now believed that positive and stimulating environments promote healthy brain development. However, many children are exposed to environments that have negative consequences on brain development. Child abuse

7. ECE 353 Week 3 Assignment Role Of Families And The Community FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com Role of Families and the Community [CLOs: 4]. Due by Day 7. One responsibility of professionals when working with children is offering support for families by sharing information with them about developmentally appropriate strategies for their children and the availability of resources in their community. Recall that during Week Two you developed a flyer that taught the families that you work with about the role of working memory, attention, and executive function in learning and development. Now, imagine the principal of a local school district saw your flyer and has invited you to submit a proposal for an upcoming district-wide professional development conference. Your proposal will need to analyze the role that families and

8. ECE 353 Week 3 Discussions 1 Cognitive And Conceptual Development FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com Cognitive and Conceptual Development. “Concepts are fundamental to human cognition because of their use in many forms of thinking, such as problem-solving, categorization, and inductive inferences” (Farrar & Montgomery, 2015, p. 186). To apply your understanding of cognitive and conceptual development, it is important to first understand the three different theories of concept development that are commonly used. Chapters 5 in your primary text discuss the following theories: the classical view of conceptual development (the ideas that all

9. ECE 353 Week 3 Discussions 2 Theory Of Mind FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com Theory of Mind. Theory of Mind is a theory of psychological and developmental roots that is defined by the ability of a child to attribute mental states such as beliefs, feelings, knowledge, thoughts, intents to oneself and others and to understand that others have beliefs and feelings that are different than one’s own. The diagram below represents the five foundational components of theory of mind that emerge between ages 2 and 5 that were shared in Chapter 6 of our course text,Cognitive development of children: Research and application .

10. ECE 353 Week 4 Discussions 1 Problem Solving And Reasoning FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com Problem Solving and Reasoning. There are many ways in which cultural differences impact cognitive development. One of the areas in which we see the impact relating to cultural differences is with the development of reasoning and problem solving skills as is discussed in Chapter 8 of our textbook. “Because our habits of mind are influenced by our cultural and historical circumstances, the decision- making strategies that we seek to promote in students reflect our own culture” (Brenner & Parks, 2001). We must be aware of this and ensure that we are taking the cultural backgrounds of the children we work with into consideration as we help them to develop the ability to reason and solve problems. In this discussion, you will

11. ECE 353 Week 4 Discussions 2 Relationships Between Cognitive, Language, And Motor Development FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com ECE 353 Week 4 Discussions 2 Relationships Between Cognitive, Language, And Motor Development

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13. ECE 353 Week 5 Discussions 2 Intellectual Development FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com Intellectual Development. Educators in the United States public school classroom often work with children of varying levels of ability. Children in your classroom may have Individualized Education Plans (IEP) that require specific accommodations and modifications. As part of the process of an IEP, a school psychologist evaluates the child’s intellectual functioning using a variety of intellectual and achievement tests. Once the IEP meeting takes place, various providers (including possibly speech therapy and occupational therapy) will also be present at the meeting. For the purpose of this discussion, we focus specifically on the role of a school psychologist and intelligence testing using a case study from your textbook. In addition to using the

14. ECE 353 Week 5 Final Project Professional Development Experience (2 PPT) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.ece353expert.com Professional Development Experience. Being an effective early childhood professional requires more than a passion for teaching or ability to work well with children. In the first five years of life, the most critical skills are formed by creating synaptic connections that are key to cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development. Because of their developmental stage, the environment you provide as an early educator will set the foundation for each child’s K- 12 learning experience and beyond. However, as an early childhood professional, you will not work in isolation. Other professionals contribute to service provided to this population, including speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, school psychologists, and

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