Summary: Starting right from infancy, this program charts the development of language during childhood. Basic language acquisition, learned from rudimentary and higher-level child/caregiver interactions, is described. Aspects of competence that go beyond the purpose of simple communication are also considered, including the skill of using conversation for establishing and furthering social...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Designed to be a happy place of imagination and cooperation, a playground is too often a danger zone of intimidation and violence. This program explores the educational value and social dynamics of play while emphasizing the importance of a supportive adult presence in the playground environment. Games and techniques used by teachers and psychologists to help children develop interpersonal...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: How do babies develop an understanding of the people and things that populate the world, and at what age do they begin to acquire it? This program examines Jean Piaget's and Melanie Klein's theories on infant mental representation. Examples of infant behavior, captured through mother/baby interactions and classic experiments such as basic and A-not-B search tasks, demonstrate different stages...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program asserts that the testing of a causal hypothesis involving cognitive development is best done through a combination of observational and experimentational methods. Kathy Sylva and Peter Bryant, both of the University of Oxford, and other researchers share their insights into categorizing and codifying patterns of play through observation, avoiding common experiment-related pitfalls...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006