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Questions to Consider as You Read Chapter 4
Physical Development Section
What can I find out about brain maturation in early childhood?
HOW IS SLEEP DIFFERENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD COMPARED TO INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD?
How do gross and motor skills change in early childhood?
- How would I know a child is ready for toilet training?
- Cognitive Development Section
- What is Piaget’s preoperational stage? How does it relate to the characteristics of preoperational thought?
- What are some theories that challenge Piaget?
WHAT IS VYGOTSKY’S THEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT? HOW COULD I SUMMARIZE IT FOR A PARENT OF A CHILD?
How does the chapter describe attention and memory?
- Who are the neo-Piagetians and what are their major theories?
- What are the developmental stages in language presented in the chapter?
- Describe the various types of early childhood education and how they are influenced by theories of development. LAPC Early and Late Childhood Development Overview Paper
- What are the characteristics of autism?
- Psychosocial Development Section
- What are changes in self-concept and self-esteem in the early childhood stage of development?
- According to the chapter, how do children understand others?
- What are emotional regulation and delayed gratification?
HOW DOES THE CHAPTER DESCRIBE YOUNG CHILDREN’S UNDERSTANDING OF MORALITY?
Summarize the main theories of gender development.
- Define the terms transgender, gender dysphoria, and intersex.
- What are the major parenting styles? How do those parenting styles affect children?
- What roles do siblings play in the development of children?
- What is the role of play in child development?
- How does media impact young children’s social development?
- Questions to Consider as You Read Chapter 5
- Physical Development
- What physical changes occur in the middle to late childhood stage?
- How does the brain mature during this stage?
- How does physical activity support children ages six to eleven?
- What are some dangers of childhood obesity?
- Cognitive Development
According to Piaget, what is the concrete operational stage? What are characteristics of concrete thought?
What have studies proven about memory, attention, knowledge base, metacognition, and critical thinking in this developmental stage?
What are the three types of communication disorders discussed in the chapter?
- Describe the theories of intelligence, including general “g”, triarchic theory, and Gardner’s multiple intelligences.
- How is intelligence measured?
- Are our methods for measuring intelligence racist, classist, and/or ableist?
- How do language and culture influence the typical classroom?
- Identify common disabilities in childhood and the legislation that protects them educationally.
Socioemotional Development
What is Erikson’s fourth stage of industry vs. inferiority?
What are some changes in self-concept, self-esteem, and self-efficacy in children aged six to eleven years?
- What are Kohlberg’s stages of moral development? How do they apply to lifespan development?
- What is the importance of peers and friends in middle and late childhood?
- What role can bullying play in the development of children?
- How do families affect early and late childhood development?
- How does the chapter define the effects of divorce, remarriage, and blending families on children?