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Chapter 2: Cognitive and Language Development



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Other Sites to Explore

  1. The Jean Piaget Society
    http://www.piaget.org/
    This site is dedicated to exploring the ways in which we construct knowledge. Resources include a wide range of scholarly work on issues related to human knowledge and its development.
    Textbook links: see pages 31-47.

  2. Cognitive Development: Applications
    http://www.valdosta.peachnet.edu/~whuitt/psy702/cogsys/piagtuse.html
    The site includes many useful examples of how to apply Piaget's developmental stages in the classroom.
    Textbook links: see pages 37, 40, 43, 46.

  3. Building on Prior Knowledge and Meaningful Student Contexts/Cultures
    http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr100.htm
    This Web site artfully combines the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky in a discussion about the importance of prior knowledge and culture in learning. The site features ideas for linking new material to students' individual experiences, background or culture.
    Textbook links: see pages 52-53.

  4. Scaffolding
    http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1scaf.htm
    Scaffolding is an instructional technique whereby a student is given social supports for learning and gradually moves from assisted to unassisted success in completing a task. This Web resource offers strategies for scaffolding students in the classroom.
    Textbook links: see page 55.

  5. Phonics and Whole Language
    http://www.edweek.org/context/topics/phonics.htm
    This site offers links to a wide variety of information about the advantages and disadvantages of phonics and whole language instruction.
    Textbook links: see pages 59, 64-66.



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