Learning Objectives

3.1 Discuss patterns of and influences on physical growth and brain development during infancy and toddlerhood.
3.2 Compare and contrast biological, contextual, and dynamic systems explanations for motor development in infancy and toddlerhood.
3.3 Describe infants’ developing sensory abilities.
3.4 Describe the cognitive achievements of infancy and toddlerhood from the perspective of cognitive-developmental, core knowledge, and information processing theories.
3.5 Summarize patterns of language development during infancy and toddlerhood.