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1 Reading Reflection #3 Alanah Hernandez CSU Dominguez Hills

2 In order to address Kevin’s mother, I would first ask her if she’s familiar with Piaget’s stages of cognitive development . I would explain that at 4 years old, Kevin is currently in the preoperational stage of development. In this stage, children will often form ideas based on their perceptions, only focus on one variable at a time, and overgeneralize based on limited experience. I would reassure her that it is natural and completely normal for Kevin to be solely focused on wanting to play with blocks for a majority of the time, and that his behavior aligns with Piaget’s theory. To help Kevin’s mother feel supported, I would advise her of several ways to support Kevin through this stage of development. Some of the things she can do to support her son are as follows: provide large blocks of time for uninterrupted free-play time, provide many real-world experiences for children, and plan open-ended activities where you ask open-ended questions. In supporting Kevin’s interest in building blocks, she is supporting his cognitive development. Another one of Kevin’s mother’s concerns is that he might not be able to learn or acquire math or language skills through playing with blocks. To address this concern, I would let her know that it is a common misconception but that there are lots of way in which we can make sure these needs are being met. We can provide Kevin with different blocks that display numbers and others that display letter of the alphabet. To help him with mathematics through using blocks, we can have him create a pattern, or sort the blocks into different categories, or simply have him count the blocks. For language learning, we can have him sound out the letter sounds on the blocks or sounds out the letter and create a word using the blocks. While I understand that it may be concerning or worrisome when children play for long periods of time, they are still

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