Child development theories

Child Development theorists: Cognitive, psycho dynamic, behaviorist, maturation, information process

Linking Theorists to the Domains of Child Development

Piaget's Four Stages of Cognitive Development Infographic

The following posters of 11 popular child theorists provides a brief description of their theory and how their theories are implemented into practice within the early childhood environment.

According to Erik Erikson, there are a series of eight psychosocial crises' that neurotypical individuals pass through from birth to late adulthood (Crain, 2011

From problem-solving to creativity, play allows kids to develop important skills they will continue to use throughout their life. Play varies at each age and can be broken down into these 6 stages of play. #playtime #kidsplay #playmatters #toddlers #toddlerplay #childdevelopment #toddlerdevelopment #playskills #pretendplay #playislearning #toddlerplay #childdevelopment #toddlerdevelopment #playislearning #stagesofplay #6stagesofplay Copyright © 2021 Pathways Foundation

According to Adolph, Weise, and Marin (2003), “Motor development refers to changes in children's ability to control their body's movements, from infants' first spontaneous waving and kicking movements to the adaptive control of reaching, locomotion, and complex sport skills”. Click here for the full-resolution PDF of this chart. ReferencesAdolph, K. E., Weise, L., & Marin, L. (2003). Motor development. In L. Nadel, Encyclopedia of cognitive sciences (pp. 134-137). London: Macmillan-Reference

A set of colorful posters showing the HighScope key developmental indicators (KDIs) in important content areas. Great for posting in your clasroom or on your parent borad to help you and parents recognize and scaffold imporant learning behaviors. Reflects the most current version of the infant-toddler KDIs. #infantslearning #toddlerdevelopment #toddler #development #checklist