middle and late childhood body growth health, illness and disease children with disabilities...
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Middle and Late Childhood
• Body growth• Health, illness and
disease• Children with
disabilities• Piaget’s theory• Information
processing• Intelligence
• Language• The Self• Emotional
development• Moral development• Gender• Families• Peers• Schools
Body Growth and Proportion
• Proportional changes are among the most pronounced.– Head and waist circumference and leg length decrease in
relation to body height.• Muscle mass and tone improve.• Strength doubles.• Weight gain averages 5-7 pounds a year.• Increased weight is primarily due to
increases in the size of the skeletal and muscular systems, and the size of some organs.
Health, Illness, and Disease
• Accidents and Injuries• Obesity• Cancer
Children with Disabilities
• Who Are Children with Disabilities?
• Learning Disabilities• ADHD• Educational Issues
The Law
Piaget’s Theory
• The Theory• Piaget and Education• Evaluating Piaget’s Theory
Information Processing
• Memory• Critical Thinking• Metacognition
Intelligence and Creativity
• What Is Intelligence?• IQ• The Binet Tests• The Wechsler Scales• Evaluating the Multiple Intelligence
Approaches
I.Q. Distribution
Controversies and Issues in Intelligence
• Ethnicity and Culture• The Use and Misuse of
Intelligence Tests • The Extremes of Intelligence• Creativity
Language Development• Vocabulary
and Grammar• Reading• Bilingualism
The Self
• The Development of Self-Understanding
• Self-Esteem and Self-Concept• Industry Versus Inferiority
Emotional Development
• Developmental Changes• Emotional Intelligence
Kohlberg’s Moral Development
• Theory of Moral Development• Levels of Moral Development• Kohlberg’s Critics• Prosocial Behavior and Altruism
Gender
• Gender Stereotypes• Gender Similarities and Differences• Gender-Role Classification• Gender in Context
Family Issues
• Parent-Child issues• Step-families• Latch-key children
Types of Families
• Peer Statuses• Rejected Children• Bullying• Social Cognition• Friends
Peers
• The transition to elementary school
• Socioeconomic status and ethnicity
• Cross-cultural comparisons of achievement
Schools