PSYC 2013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Hans Moravec, Pragmatics, Cognitive Training
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Children theories: theory - theory (theory of mind, thoughts are not the same, can"t put themselves in another"s mind or perspective. Facts for life (early development and early learning: babies learn from responsive caregivers, children learn from birth, encourage children to play, children learn by imitating, each child has his or her own approach. It is important to start school on time. 4 or more activities in the past 3 days: reading books, telling stories, singing songs, taking child outside home, playing with the child, naming, counting, drawing. Language: a sensitive period, fast-mapping, never heard word before, but use context clues, over-regularization, over regularizing words, grammar problems with changing tense, making plural, pragmatics, use of language, timing of please, thank you, etc. Bilingual: two languages before age 6 - where do you put them, life-long benefits, dementia and alzheimers are less prominent. Pre-reading: code focused teaching, book reading, parent education, language enhancement, preschool programs.
