DATE	TOPIC		READING	ASSIGNMENT
1 Tue. Aug. 26	Course overview
2 Thu. Aug. 28	Why study development?		Ch. 1 (pp. 2-23)
3 Tue. Sept 2	Methods for studying development		Ch. 1 (pp. 23-38)	Paper 1 HO: Physical development
4 Thu. Sept 4	Prenatal development		Ch. 2
Next three/four weeks: Observation at Children’s School
5 Tue. Sept 9	Biology and Behavior		Ch. 3 (pp. 84-102)
6 Thu. Sept 11	Brain development and physical growth		Ch. 3 (pp. 102-124)
7 Tue. Sept 16	Theories of cognitive development: Piaget & beyond		Ch. 4 (pp. 128-145)
8 Thu. Sept 18	Theories of cognitive development: other theories		Ch. 4 (pp. 146-166)
9 Tue. Sept 23	EXAM 1
10 Thu. Sep 25	Infancy: motor development		Ch. 5 (pp.184-194)
11 Tue. Sep 30	Infancy: Learning, cognition, and perceptual development		Ch. 5 (pp. 194-207; pp. 170-184
12 Thu. Oct 2	Language development 1		Ch. 6	Paper 1 due
13 Tue. Oct 7	Language development 2		Ch. 6	Paper 2 HO: Cognitive/Social development
14 Thu. Oct 9	Conceptual development		Ch. 7
Next four/five weeks: Observation at Children’s School
15 Tue. Oct 14	EXAM 2
16 Thu. Oct 16	Intelligence		Ch. 8
17 Tue. Oct 21	Theories of social development		Ch. 9
18 Thu. Oct 23	Social development theories cont.		Ch. 9
19 Tue. Oct 28		Emotional development	Ch. 10
20 Thu. Oct 30		Attachment and identity	Ch. 11	Paper 3 HO: Generations
21 Tue. Nov 4		Identity cont. and self esteem	Ch. 11
22 Thu. Nov 6		EXAM 3
23 Tue. Nov 11		Family	Ch. 12
24 Thu. Nov 13		Peers and Friends	Ch. 13	Paper 2 due

DATE	TOPIC	READING		ASSIGNMENT
27 Tue. Nov 18	Moral development		Ch. 14
28 Thu. Nov 20	Gender		Ch. 15
25 Tue. Nov 25	THANKSGIVING – NO CLASS
26 Thu. Nov 27
29 Tue. Dec 2	Conclusions		Ch. 16	Paper 3 due
30 Thu. Dec 4	EXAM 4