chapter 7 life sciences!

In Early Childhood, as one gets older, the rate of growth slows down (true or false)

True

What does Myelination help with

Increases the speed of information traveling through the nervous system →
Promotes the development of abilities

How can educators support children's motor development

Once instructions have been given, time to practice should also be granted
“young children need to practice skills in order to learn

Fine Motor Skills

complex tasks

gross motor skills

simple tasks that can be done without to much concentration

early childhood required sleep

Should have at least 10-13 hours of sleep

Narcolepsy

extreme daytime sleepiness

Insomnia

difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep *linked to maltreatment

How many hours for physical activity

3-5

Piaget’s Preoperational Stage (2-7 yrs of age)

Children begin representing their world with words, images and drawings

Centration

a focus of attention on one characteristic, excluding all
other details

Conservation

the awareness that altering an objects appearance does
not change its basic properties

Vygotsky’s Theory

Children actively construct their knowledge.
They develop ways of thinking and understanding through SOCIAL Interactions.
Cog. Development is influenced by the TOOLS provided to them through social and
cultural context.

The Zone of Proximal Development

What a learner can do with assistance or guidance of an adult or in collaboration
with other able peers.

Attention

focus of mental resources on select information

Executive attention

the ability to focus on planning, attention to goals, dealing
with difficult circumstances

Executive Function

: consist of several higher- level cognitive processes
dealing with the brain’s prefrontal cortex to engage in specific goal-
directed behavior.

Syntax

the arrangement of words

Semantics

the meaning of the words and sentence

Fast Mapping

connecting words to objects or
actions

Pragmatics

the appropriate use of language in different context

The Montessori Approach

an Italian Physician-turned-educator. A Philosophy
where children are given FREEDOM in choosing activities