CLD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Gender Identity

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Early Childhood Studies
• Course: CLD 101
• Professor: Julia Forgie

Document Summary

Field of child development is part of a broader study of the human development: which covers the entire human lifespan from conception to death. Study of child development is organized around periods and domains of development. Wide range of disciplines --- psychology, psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, biology, genetics, family science, education, history, and medicine. Division of the lifespan into periods of development is a social construction; concept about what is real based on socially shared perceptions or assumptions. Follow a sequence of five periods (only in a child) After examining the crucial changes that occur in the first period during conception, physical, cognitive and psychological development is traced through; Educators support children"s early development in the classroom, focusing on infants, toddlers, and children up to the age of 6. These educators plan children"s environments that encourage exploration and learning, lead developmentally appropriate activities, and guide their students.