Cognitive/Interactive Theory

related to Speech and

Language Development
Ms. Annalyn M. Manalo
 What is Cognitive/Interactive
Theory???
Focused on the individuals thoughts as the determinate of his
or her emotions and behaviors and therefore personality.
Emphasizes the higher order of thought and ability as a person
moves through the developmental stages.
Combines the use of the environment factors, cultural grammar,
and vocabulary with the mental and developmental processes that
assess and interpret the environmental and cultural factors.
The mental processes involved in learning : (Observing,
categorizing, forming generalizations to make, sense of information
provided).
Piaget divided the sensorimotor stage into six
sub-stages
Sub-Stage Age Description
"Coordination of sensation
and action through reflexive
behaviors". Three primary
reflexes are described by
Piaget: sucking of objects
in the mouth, following
1. Simple reflexes Birth-6 weeks
moving or interesting
objects with the eyes, and
closing of the hand when
an object makes contact
with the palm (palmar
grasp).

2. First habits and primary
6 weeks-4 months
circular reactions phase
An example of this type of
reaction, an infant might repeat
the motion of passing their hand
before their face. Also at this
phase, passive reactions, caused
by classical or operant
conditioning, can begin.

Development of habits. "Infants

become more object-oriented,
moving beyond self-
preoccupation; repeat actions
3. Secondary circular that bring interesting or
48 months pleasurable results. This is
reactions phase
perhaps one of the most
important stages of a child's
growth as it signifies the dawn
of logic.

4. Coordination of secondary
812 months
circular reactions stages
"Coordination of vision and touch
hand-eye coordination; this stage
marks the beginning of goal
orientation, the deliberate planning
of steps to meet an objective.

they experiment with new

5. Tertiary circular reactions,
novelty, and curiosity
6. Internalization of schemas
behavior". This stage is associated
primarily with the discovery of new
1218 months
means to meet goals. Piaget
describes the child at this juncture
as the "young scientist,"
"Infants develop the ability to use
primitive symbols and form
enduring mental
1824 months representations". This stage is
associated primarily with the
beginnings of insight, or
true creativity.
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Bloom's Taxonomy was created
in 1956 under the leadership of
educational psychologist
Dr. Benjamin Bloom in order to
promote higher forms of
thinking in education, such as
analyzing and evaluating
concepts, processes,
procedures, and principles,
rather than just remembering
facts (rote learning).