ASSIGNMENT:

MUST EXPLAIN IN GREAT LENGTH AND DEPTH WITH EXPLANATION TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. Cognitive development is related to the development of many other skills. Please define Piaget's stages of cognitive development and discuss the relationship between those stages and the development of the following: (include the stages when appropriate)

a. Oral language development

b.Play and friendship

c.The reading process

2. Vygotsky offers an alternative perspective regarding child development. Please discuss the following:

a. In what areas does Vygotsky differ from Piaget?

b.What the Zone of Proximal Development is and why it is important to take into consideration when teaching young children including the role of the home and family?

c. Vygotsky's view of language

3. Explain the importance of these aspects of language development in early childhood:

a. Phonology

b.Semantics

c.Syntax

d.Morphology

e.Pragmatics

4. You have learned in class that reading, writing, and spelling are integrally related. Please discuss the importance of phonemic awareness in relation to these academic skills.

5. As an Educator, you may encounter children who have English as their second or even third language. Please discuss some of the important aspects that must be taken into account to support cultural and linguistic diversity.

6. Explain how figurative language may affect the language development of children who may be on the Autism Spectrum, or have Dyslexia, or Attention Deficit Disorder, or may have English as a secondlanguage.