Course Topics
- The infant's perceptual and sensory development - The stages of a child's motor development and autonomy - Cognitive development: theories and perspectives of cognitive development assessment - Social interaction, early attachment figures - Self-regulation and emotional control in children - Tools and techniques for observing motor, language and social development - Adaptive behaviour

Teaching format
The lesson takes place remotely.

Educational objectives
The course objectives are: - To know the stages of physical, perceptual and motor development in early childhood - To know the cognitive development of the child from the first months to three years of age - Mastering the stages of communicative and linguistic development from birth to three years of age - Know the developmental stages and modes of social interaction in early childhood - Know the tools and techniques for observing child behaviour - To develop theoretical and methodological reflection on appropriate ways of interacting with children in different age groups and their families - Develop the ability to apply the psychological knowledge acquired during the course to situations that may be encountered in professional practice Disciplinary skills Knowledge and understanding - To know the main stages of child development from 0 to 3 years of age in sensory, motor, cognitive, linguistic and social areas; - Understand how developmental changes influence the child's relational and exploratory world of the child in early childhood; - Knowing and understanding the child's communicative signals and how they change in relation to age; Ability to apply knowledge and understanding Transversal/soft skills Autonomy of judgement - Use acquired knowledge as a basis and stimulus for reflection for understanding of early childhood and vocational training; - To be able to identify formulate key issues concerning the development processes in the life cycle; - To be able to evaluate critical aspects or advantages arising from practices that can be adopted in the professional sphere for the promotion of child development; Communication skills - Be able to communicate basic knowledge of developmental psychology concerning early childhood to those with whom one relates on a professional level (parents professional level (parents, integration assistants, pedagogues etc.); - knowing how to communicate in order to know how to plan with the other professional figures who revolve around children in the 0-3 age group; - Knowing how to report observations and documentation gathered in the exercise of their professional role; - Mastering scientific and disciplinary vocabulary to foster cooperation with colleagues and staff of social and health services. Learning skills - To be able to independently develop learning processes and development of the child in early childhood in order to improve very early childhood in order to improve, support and promote their growth; - Knowing and being able to use the knowledge gained in conducting of team and parent interviews.

Assessment
The examination will be in written form with multiple-choice questions and open questions.

Evaluation criteria
The written test will be assessed on the basis of the correctness of the answers for the multiple-choice part and according to the following criteria for the part relating to open questions: relevance of the answer to the proposed question, clarity of exposition and argumentation, ability to reflect critically on the knowledge and content proposed.