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Johanna Hernandez

ECE 252 Section 1001

Prof. C. Westfall

Cognitive Observation

-Part A

1.

a. Two examples of behaviors I’ve observed from my niece was that she seemed to

understand what is being said to her. Calm and collective being the second

example.

b. For this child I think that they are in substage 3: Secondary circular reactions.

2. Some toys/materials I saw that would assist the child in moving to the next sensorimotor

substage would be medium sized bouncy balls and building blocks.

3. The teacher is fostering cognitive growth in this child by showing and playing with new

toys with the child. These toys being a battery operated drum set that lights up and plays

musical notes, and soft ball with a plastic bat, ball, and stand.

-Part B

1.

a. The behaviors of this child I’ve observed were that they seemed more hyper to go

outside and joy to run around with dogs.

b. The sensorimotor substage of Piaget's that I think this child is in is substage 5:

Tertiary circular reactions, novelty, and curiosity.


2. Some toys/materials I saw that would assist the child in moving to the next sensorimotor

substage were throwing a ball to someone to catch, asking someone to play soccer or grocery

store with them.

3. The teacher is fostering cognitive growth in the child by engaging into playing grocery

store and talking with them while playing.

-Part C

1. The step the child is at is step number 6: Vocal Imitation. The two year old child does

not make sounds of distress when crying. The infant makes happy responses towards

familiar vocals and giggles while smiling. The infant repeats the patterns of “ba-ba.”

The infant responds to “bzz” to happy moods. Three words in which the infant repeats

back were “ball”, “doggie”, and “nana” to the level of understanding. The infant would

point at the dog saying “doggie” thus helping them say “brown” the color fur the dog had

and “pretty” for flowers in the backyard.

2. Some toys/materials that I would offer to the child to help them reach the next level

would be memory cards to help them with memory and seeing if they can remember what

card would be and if they are the same and what they say on the card.

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