Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.
Physical activity and factors influencing
Less than 25% of children between 6 and 17 get the recommended
60 minutes of physical activity per day (CDC, 2017).
• Physical Activity Options
• School – gym and recess
• Neighborhood play and safety concerns
• Sports teams
Brain Development (6-12 yrs)
Prefrontal cortex, myelination, corpus callosum = a super interconnected brain
• Reduction in reaction time – time it takes to respond to a stimulus
• Selective attention – ability to concentrate on some stimuli while ignoring others
• Automatization – repetition of a sequence of thought and actions until it no longer requires
conscious thought
ADHD – causes, symptoms, treatment
-No know cause but likely genetic or environmental
-difficulty paying attention, hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and restlessness
-Medication, therapy and lifestyle changes
Specific Learning Disorders
• Using/learning academic skills
• Problems with reading
• Problems with writing
• Problems with math
Concrete Operational Thought
ability to reason (practical, productive, sequential thinking).
Information processing theory
Executive functioning
Cognitive flexibility
Selective attention
Inhibitory control
Planning
Semantic memory
Metamemory
The Hidden Curriculum
unofficial, unstated, rules and priorities that influence learning in schools
Standardized tests – results of, uses for, controversies
Standardized tests provide a numerical score to assess a student's performance against a predetermined set of standards, often used to compare students across different schools and districts; however, they are highly controversial due to concerns about their accuracy in measuring true learning, potential bias against certain demographics
Phonics v. whole language approach
phonics focuses on teaching the sounds of letters and how to combine them to decode words, the whole language approach emphasizes learning words as whole units, relying heavily on context and visual cues to decipher meaning
Ability grouping
a teaching method that organizes students into groups based on their abilities or potential