- Describe the advances and limitations of Piaget's stage of
preoperational thinking.
- Evaluate Piaget's approach to cognitive development.
- Describe the information-processing approach to cognitive
development.
- Explain whether children make effective eyewitnesses.
- Evaluate the information processing approach to cognitive
development.
- Describe Vygotsky's view of cognitive development.
- Evaluate Vygotsky's approach to cognitive development.
- Explain language advances during the preschool years.
- Understand the influence of poverty on language development.
- Describe early childhood education in terms of variety,
effectiveness, and quality.
- Understand why the United States lags behind other countries in
relation to preschool.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of Head Start.
- Describe David Elkind's approach to academic success.
- Understand the influence of television on preschoolers.
- Describe how parents can improve the academic readiness of their
children without creating undue stress.
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