Critically think about influence on child development, and gender in early childhood. Familiarize yourself with Module 4's objectives, introduction, video, and articles. Use the articles in Module 4 as your primary reference, then use the St Leo Online Library for peer review sources and to find relevance to this week's topic.
Questions:
1. Although there are multiple variables that correlate to influence child development; what do you believe is the MOST important to early development and why?
2. Motor skills play a significant role in brain development as it is the first symbolic meaning children understand – movement and gesture. Describe another relationship between child development and language pedagogy.
References to use:
Faber, R. (2017). Dance and early childhood cognition: The Isadora Effect. Arts Education Policy Review, 118(3), 172–182. https://doi-org.saintleo.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/10632913.2016.1245166
Lee, S. J., Altschul, I., & Gershoff, E. T. (2013). Does warmth moderate longitudinal associations between maternal spanking and child aggression in early childhood? Developmental Psychology, 49(11), 2017–2028. https://doi-org.saintleo.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/a0031630
Ostrov, J. M., Gentile, D. A., & Crick, N. R. (2006). Media exposure, aggression and prosocial behavior during early childhood: A longitudinal study. Social Development, 15(4), 612–627. https://doi-org.saintleo.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/j.1467-9507.2006.00360.x
Zeng, N., Ayyub, M., Sun, H., Wen, X., Xiang, P., & Gao, Z. (2017). Effects of physical activity on motor skills and cognitive development in early childhood: A systematic review. BioMed Research International, 2017, 1–13. https://doi-org.saintleo.idm.oclc.org/10.1155/2017/2760716
