1.Rene Spitz, Hospitalism: An Inquiry into the Genesis of Psychiatric Conditions in Early Childhood. The Psychoanalytic Study of The Child. What were the patterns of development observed in infants and young children in the Foundling Home? (from p. 58)

What are some of the reasons for this?

How did the specific situation with respect to nurturance in the Foundling Home differ from that in the Nursery?

What implications does this have for understanding the mother-infant relationship?

The importance of the surrounding environment?

Describe the consequences Spitz and his team saw for the infants in the Foundling Home, and the reasons for them.

2.Constance Kamii and Rheta DeVries, Physical Knowledge in Pre-School Children: Implications of Piaget’s Theory. Englewood Cliff, N.J: Prentice-Hall. Chapter 4. Rollers Do you agree that the use of rollers as described in this article works to create an enriched environment? How does this facilitate the role of children as active (rather than passive) learners? Describe in detail the pedagogy used by the instructor, and evaluate it with respect to creation of an enriched environment. Be specific.