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“Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience.” (Snow & McGaha, 2003, p.158). Infants learn in a variety of ways. In fact, infants begin learning even before they are born. However, learning is usually partial during infancy as opposed to any other stage; this is because the brain and nervous system are not completely developed. The sensory organs have not yet reached their peak functional capacity, therefore affecting the infant’s perceptual ability. Although infants’ have many limitations that effect their ability to learn, much learning does indeed take place (Snow & McGaha, 2003, p.158). The various ways an infant can learn include conditioned responses, imitation, learning through play, sensorimotor play, pretend or symbolic play, and scaffolding. The first way in which infants can learn is by a conditioned response. A condition