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• myelin

development contributes to increased weight. (fatty that cover neurons)

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• corpus callosum

connects left and right hemispheres of brain

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• lateralization

Specialization in certain functions by each side of

the brain

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• preoperational thought

Cognitive development between ages of about 2

and 6. (2nd stage of Piaget)

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• symbolic thought

The ability to use symbols to represent an idea, events or object

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• animism

think inanimate object are living

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• centration

A child focuses (centers) on one idea excluding others.

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• egocentrism

Child tendency to think about the world

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• focus on appearance

Characteristic of preoperational thought, whereby

a young child ignores all attributes that are not

apparent

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• static reasoning

a young child thinks that nothing

changes; whatever is now has always been

and always will be

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• irreversibility

a young child thinks that nothing can

be undone

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• conservation

stating that the amount of a

substance remains the same

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• zone of proximal development (ZPD)

Not to easy or hard; what the student can do with help

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• scaffolding

Temporary support tailored to a learner’s need and abilities aimed at mastering

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• overimitation

Tendency of children to copy an action that

is not a relevant part of the behavior to be

learned

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• private speech

involves internal

dialogue when talking

to self

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• social mediation

advances and expands understanding.

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• Theory of Mind

theory about what other

people might be thinking

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• executive function

Involves cognitive ability to organize and prioritize

many thoughts that arise from various parts of brain

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• fast-mapping

speedy way children learn new words

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• logical extension

Occurs when children use words to describe

other objects in same category

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• overregularization

assume their language always follows the rules they already know: ex: “goed”

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• pragmatics

adjusting communication to

audience and context

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• Montessori schools

Child-centered or developmental

programs

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• Head Start

Federally funded early-childhood program for low-

income children of preschool age

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1. Understand some of the growth patterns for the body and brain in early childhood.

Children become slimmer as

the lower body lengthens. Average BMI is lower

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2. Why are low-income families especially vulnerable to obesity?

In low-income family cultures,

parents more likely to use fast

food to ensure kids are not

hungry

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3. Can poor oral health in childhood affect permanent teeth?

Yes Teeth are influenced by diet and health

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4. What are common food allergies in children?

Cow's milk, eggs,

peanuts, tree nuts, soy,

wheat, and shellfish

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5. How does myelination lead to faster thought?

Speeds connections between neurons far

from each other

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6. Which side of the brain controls each side of the body? What is that called?

Left side controls right vise versa

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7. What are some critical skills that develop as the prefrontal cortex develops? I.e.

Temper tantrums decrease and inhibit/exhibit(impulse control) and working memory/decision making

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the benefits of brain maturation during this stage of childhood?

sleep become more regular and emotional regulation

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8. What are the two kinds of impulses that neurons have? remember children have imbalances in the neuronal impulses

Activate (on)

inhibit (off)

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9. Which of Piaget’s stages relates to early childhood? What are the key developmental milestones of this preoperational thought?

Preoperational (2-6) Symbolic thought, language acquisition on, pretend play and conservation

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10. What are the five limitations of this stage and are they seen specifically

Centration – Focus on one part, ignore others (e.g., taller glass = more juice).

Egocentrism – Think everyone sees what they see.

Focus on Appearance – Believe looks = reality (e.g., longer clay = more).

Static Reasoning – Think things never change.

Irreversibility – Can’t understand undoing a change.

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11. What does Vygotsky’s Social Learning Theory postulate? What is the role of a mentor? What skills are in a person’s ZPD? How is scaffolding used to help in the social learning process?

postulate – Learning happens through social interactions.

Mentor's Role – Guides and supports learning.

Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) – Skills a child can do with help but not alone.

Scaffolding – Temporary support (hints, examples) to help a child learn until they can do it independently.

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12. Why is language so important for cognitive development?
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13. How is theory of mind different from self-awareness or empathy? How is it similar?
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14. What does executive function do for a person?
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15. What are some cognitive tools that allow kids to pick up vocabulary so quickly and what are some example from them

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16. How is learning two languages beneficial for children? What is code-switching in bilingual children?
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When a bilingual child has a language shift what has happened?

becoming more fluent in

the school language than in their home

language

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17. What types of early-childhood schooling are available and what is emphasized in each?

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• initiative versus guilt

children undertake new skills and activities and feel guilty when they do not succeed at them

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• intrinsic motivation

driven by own desires

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• extrinsic motivation

driven by outside forces

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• sociodramatic play

allows children to act out various roles

and themes in stories that they create

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• authoritarian parenting

NOT GOOD

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• permissive parenting

allow for anything

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• authoritative parenting

VERY GOOD

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• corporal punishment

body punishment

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• induction

parent tries to get the child to understand why a certain behavior was wrong. through talking

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• gender binary
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• empathy

Extending helpfulness
and kindness without
any obvious benefit to
oneself: increases with
maturity

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• prosocial behavior
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• antipathy

Deliberately hurting

another person,

including people who

have done no harm:

declines with maturity

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• instrumental aggression

get something that

another person has and to keep it

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• reactive aggression

retaliation for another person's intentional/ accidental action can be verbal or physical

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• relational aggression

aimed at harming the social connection between the victim and other people

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• primary prevention

learning about development

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• secondary prevention

noticing and reporting

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• tertiary prevention

limiting harm after injury has

occurred

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• permanency planning
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• kinship care
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1. What is the key distinction between emotional regulation and effortful control? What influences emotional regulation

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Which of Erikson’s stages relates to early childhood?

Initiative vs Guilt

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What are the key developmental milestones of Guilt vs Initiative define it.

Protective optimism encourages trying

new things.

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4. What is the importance of play? What are the types of play?

Play is crucial for cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development. It fosters creativity, problem-solving skills, and social competence. It also helps children process emotions and experiences.

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• concrete operational thought

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• classification
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• seriation
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• working memory
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• knowledge base
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• English Language Learners (ELLs)

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• immersion
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• hidden curriculum
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• comorbid
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• neurodiversity
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• attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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• specific learning disorder
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• dyslexia

unusual difficulty with reading

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• dyscalculia

unusual difficulty with math

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• autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

marked by difficulty with social interaction and communication

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• least restrictive enviroment (LRE)

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• response to intervention (rti)

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• individual education plan (IEP)

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1. What is the age range for middle childhood?

(6-11)

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2. How does physical activity lead to a lifetime of benefits? How does participation in the arts help?

physical activity contributes to physical, emotional and mental health the arts lead to higher overall scores promote executive function

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3. How does pester power contribute to weight gain? What internal/external things have an effect?
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4. Is obesity in middle childhood likely due to nature or nurture? What evidence do we have for this?
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5. What are some causes of childhood asthma?
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6. Describe the hygiene hypothesis and what kind of environment is best for building a child’s immune system

(1) first-born children are more likely to develop asthma than are

later-born ones, and

(2) farm children have much lower rates of asthma and allergies

than do other children.

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7. What does it mean to say kids in middle childhood think “concretely”?

the ability to reason logically

about direct experiences and perceptions

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8. Describe how kids fail to classify before middle childhood. What is an example of seriation?
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9. What are the processes of memory (input
storage
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how does an increased knowledge base help a child acquire new information?
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10. During middle childhood what aspects of language advance?
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11. Describe the relationship between SES and academic achievement. Why might someone from a lower-SES family have difficulty with language learning in school?

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12. Describe some examples of hidden curriculums. Why are they considered “hidden”?