Early Childhood Development: Theories, Intelligence, Self-Efficacy, and Language Learning

Early Childhood Development

Table of Contents
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................4
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................4
Presenting Piaget Theory.............................................................................................................4
Importance of Piaget theory in classroom...................................................................................4
Piaget theory as guide..................................................................................................................4
Limitation of Piaget theory..........................................................................................................4
Vygotsky's Cognitive Development............................................................................................4
Implication of Vygotsky's theory.................................................................................................5
Example of ZPD..........................................................................................................................5
Limitation of this theory..............................................................................................................5
Difference between Vygotsky and Piaget....................................................................................5
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................5
Intelligence meaning....................................................................................................................5
Areas of Gardner intelligence theory...........................................................................................5
Criticism of the theory.................................................................................................................5
Area of Intelligence.....................................................................................................................6
Gardner’s theory foster learning..................................................................................................6
Lo 3..................................................................................................................................................6
Self-efficiency..............................................................................................................................6
Difference between self-efficacy and self esteem.......................................................................6
Sources of self-efficacy...............................................................................................................6
Increasing self-sufficiency in students.........................................................................................7
Meaning of self-regulation and self-regulate learning.................................................................7
Reflection.....................................................................................................................................7
Nurture Self-esteem, regulation and efficacy..............................................................................7
 Self-efficacy through Mastery Experiences, Set SMART goals, Reframe obstacles.
LO 4.................................................................................................................................................7
Nativist theory.............................................................................................................................7

Example for supporting literacy..................................................................................................8
Bilingualism.................................................................................................................................8
Ways to teach English to students...............................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1