Problem
I. Explain the importance of social interaction in Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of cognitive development. In your response, please use the vocab terms associated with Vygotsky's theory (hint: zone of proximal development and scaffolding). Describe the metaphor that the Information Processing approach uses for cognitive development
II. During the recorded Intelligence lecture, I showed you a video about a boy named Jaxon who has an extremely high IQ. During that clip, his parents discuss why they kept him at grade level instead of having him skip grades.
i. After watching the recorded lecture and the video on Jaxon in the lecture, do you agree with what his parents did regarding keeping him at grade level? Why or why not?
ii. After you have submitted your post, respond to one other classmate's post by explaining whether you agree or disagree with them and why. To receive credit for this, you should not copy & paste your original post. You should engage with and respond to specifics of your classmate's post.
III. Comment on one main point you learned about language disorders.
i. Research various types of assistive technology and share one type that would help a person with severe/multiple disabilities
ii. Research information on Deaf Culture and share your findings.
iii. Provide a comment on students with Autism in the school systems are ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), Floortime, and TEACCH.
iv. Pick one type of emotional/behavioral disorder) and summarize its characteristics and treatment.