1) The document discusses cognitive development and learning in early childhood education. It describes how school provides opportunities for children to develop cognitive skills through new concepts, exploration, and experimentation. 2) It also discusses a case study of a school psychologist evaluating a child, Michael, to determine appropriate educational placement. Intelligence testing is discussed as well as controversies in assessing intelligence. 3) The teacher is encouraged to discuss strategies used in a lesson to enhance cognition, how those strategies influence development, and how cognitive abilities could be reinforced after the lesson. Additional factors like environment, genetics, and biology that could affect a child's testing performance are also to be considered without diagnosing.

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ECE 353 Week 5 Discussions 1 Cognitive
Development And Learning NEW
Cognitive Development and Learning. Formal
schooling plays a large role helping children to
develop cognitively. Along with their home and
social environments, experiences in school
continue to foster children’s development of

2. cognitive skills and strategies. In school, children
learn new ideas, concepts, skills and are provided
with the opportunity to engage in activities where
they can explore and experiment. For this
discussion, you will begin by reviewing one of the
videos below. Before responding to this
discussion, review the Week Five Instructor
Guidance for additional information, resources,
and support.
Brief Description of Video Link to Video
A Pre-K teacher shares a story with her students
(n.d.). Interactive Read Aloud
A Kindergarten teacher helps their students to
learn
about the letter S(Pasley& Shields, 2011). Letter of
the Week: "S" Is for Scarecrow
A Kindergarten teacher teaches their students
about counting (Weimberg& Ryan, 2013). Beyond
Fingers: Place Value & the Numbers 11-19
A third grade teacher teachers their students
about number patterns (2012). Discover Number
Patterns With Skip Counting
• a) Discuss three different strategies the teacher
used during the lesson to enhance cognition. Some
ideas include memory, social/emotional needs,
cognitive skills necessary for different academic

3. areas, or the characteristics of effective
classrooms.
• b) Examine how the three strategies influence
cognitive development.
• c) Explain how the teacher could continue to
reinforce the cognitive abilities of their students
after the lesson.
Intellectual Development. Educators in the United
States public school classroom often work with
children of varying levels of ability. Children in
your classroom may have Individualized
Education Plans (IEP) that require specific
accommodations and modifications. As part of the
process of an IEP, a school psychologist evaluates
the child’s intellectual functioning using a variety
of intellectual and achievement tests. Once the IEP
meeting takes place, various providers (including
possibly speech therapy and occupational
therapy) will also be present at the meeting. For
the purpose of this discussion, we focus
specifically on the role of a school psychologist and
intelligence testing using a case study from your
textbook. In addition to using the case study as
support for your initial reply, read and include
support from the articleIntelligence: Foundations
and Issues in Assessment(Gottfredson&Saklofske,

4. 2009). Before responding in this discussion,
review the Week Five Instructor Guidance page for
additional information, resources, and support.
Case Study: Please refer to the case study in the
Introduction section of Chapter 10 of your
textbook to review the case study for this week’s
discussion. After reading the case study and
article, reflect on the following in your initial
reply:
1. a) Discuss the importance of intelligence testing
and one of the controversies discussed in the
article and/or the course textbook.
2. b) Explain whether or not it would have been
appropriate for Dr. Williams to provide some hints
to help the child during testing. Why or why not?
3. c) Discuss whether or not you believe an
intelligence test would provide enough
information to make a decision about Michael’s
educational placement. Why or why not? If not,
what other information should Dr. Williams
gather?
4. d) Considering that Michael is a very young
child, explain how her age could factor into the
decision in favor of or against placement into a
special education program.
5. e) Describe other factors (e.g., environmental,
genetic, biological, etc.) that may be contributing

5. to Michael’s performance and IQ score during
testing (without mentioning any diagnoses).

6. to Michael’s performance and IQ score during
testing (without mentioning any diagnoses).