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Chapterz2zResearchzStrategies
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Chapterz4zInfancy:zEarlyzLearning,zMotorzSkills,zandzPerceptualzCapacities
Chapterz5zPhysicalzGrowth
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Chapterz6zCognitivezDevelopment:zPiagetian,zCorezKnowledge,zandzVygotskian
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TablezofzContents
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