PRE OPERATIONAL STAGE

(2-7 Years)
CHILDREN FALLING IN THIS AGE
GROUP:
• Develop intuitive thoughts and
symbolic thoughts
• Grasp object permanence which is
absent in the sensory- motor stage
• Logical thinking is not developed
yet. This stage is highlighted by
egocentrism, centration and
animism.
 Egocentrism refers
Egocentrism refers
to
to someone's
someone's Animism
Animism is is the
the
Centration is
Centration is the the
inability
inability to
to phenomenon
phenomenon where where
tendency
tendency to to focus
focus
understand
understand that
that children
children attribute
attribute
on
on only
only one
one aspect
aspect
another
another person's
person's life-life
life-life qualities
qualities to
to
of
of aa situation
situation atat
view
view or
or opinion
opinion may
may the
the objects
objects around
around
one
one time.
time.
be
be different
different than
than them
them
their
their own. 
own.