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Chapter 7 Middle Childhood: Body and Mind Flashcards

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1
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age of middle childhood

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6-11

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how is growth during this time peroid

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slow and steady

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how many inches per year

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2

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how many pounds per year

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5

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physical activity benefits can last how long

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life long

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what types of motor skills continue to mature

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fine motor skills

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embodied cognition

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the idea that our sensorimotor actions are closely linked to our thinking

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how is obesity related to income

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obesity increased and income decreases

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what is something internal that can affect children’s weight

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microbiome

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what is something external that can affect children’s weight

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social context
cultural patterns

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breathing problems or asthma leads to

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school absence and limit peer interactions

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what is developed in the concrete thought stage

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reason logically

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classification

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logical principle that things can be organized into groups

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seriation

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things can be arranged in series
EX: alphabet

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memory

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taking information in
having someway to store it
retrieve it

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working memory

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consious mental activity

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what memory is important in learning to read

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working memory

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growing knowledge base and memory, what type is this

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long term

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knowledge base facilitates more easily remembered and understood

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new informaiton

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what aspect of language continues to advance

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every aspect

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21
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what type of language can know be understood

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jokes

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pragmatics

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ability to use certain words in certain contexts
EX: talking with friend vs teacher

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in the first 3 years of life is there change sin brain of monolingual children

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no

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immersion

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instruction entirely in new language

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bilingual education

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taught in both languages

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ensligh as a second language

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all non English are in one group

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first language only

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don’t attempt to change langauge
teach in original language

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28
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what type of teaching is rare in us

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first language instruction

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29
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who tend to fall further behind each year

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ELL

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ELL

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English language learners

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31
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what is the relationship between academic and SES

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positive

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32
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what might be a crucial factor between academic achievement and SES

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language

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33
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3 R’s

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reading
writing
arrythmatic

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34
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how does education differ in USA

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in most nations there is national curriculum

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how is education cirucculim in USA

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carries based on state

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36
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where is USA schools funded through

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each state or district

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hidden curriculum

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within a school that influence what children learn, not formally prescribed, but instructive to children

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examples of hidden curriculum

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student government
physical surroundings
sports

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39
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sometimes the hidden curriculum determines the overt

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curriculum

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when might education seem irrelevant

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when teacher gender, ethnicity, or economic background is unlike students

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learning increases when

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teachers demonstrate all students can learn and teach accordingly

42
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two different types of mindsets

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fixed and growth

43
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benefits of growth mindset

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life long love if learning
improved career success
evolution outside of classroom

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dangers of fixed mindset

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insecurity
laser focus on perfection
stagnation

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are USA in top 12 in international learning

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no

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USA has the largest disparity nbetween

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incomes and ethnic group test scores

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physical disabtilies

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1 percent

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brain disabilities

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10-20

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comorbitidy

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more than one issue

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abnormality is

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normal

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disability changes

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year by year

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plasticity and compensation are part of

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human nature

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diagnosis and treatment reflect the

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social context

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aptitude

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capacity or potential to learn

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achievement

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what has already been mastered

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IQ tests measure

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aptitude

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what do IQ tests suggest

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intelligence is singular

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if aptitude is average or higher and achievement is low

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that suggests something int he environment slows down learning

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aptitude tests do not reelect

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neurodiversity

60
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is intelligence fixed at birth

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no

61
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what produce variations in brain processing

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genes and experiences

62
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neurodiversity

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each person has neurological strengths and weaknesses that should be appreciated

63
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how many intelligences did Gardner create

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ninth

64
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gardner thought that schools are

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too narrow

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linguistic

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words

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logical mathematical

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numbers

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musical

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singing

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spatial

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understanding

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bodily kinesthetic

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moving the body well

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interpersonal

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emotions of other people

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intrapersonal

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emotions of oneself

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naturalistic

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nature

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spiritual.existential

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religious

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ADHD characteristics

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inattention
impulsive
active

75
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why might boys be more diagnosed

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hyperactivity

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girl are more

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inattentiveness

77
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how is ADHD diagnosed

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extensive

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dyslexia

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reading

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dyscalculia

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math

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dysgraphia

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writing

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autism spectrum disorder

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social communication and interaction and restricted repectivie patterns of behavior interests or activities

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why was there an increase in autistic

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diagnosis increased

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is autism a spectrum

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yes

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inclusion class

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general classroom (least restrictive enviotbment)

85
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what might happen with special education

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diagnosis and intervention occur too late or not at all wait to fail

86
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both acceleration and how schooling led to

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later social problems

87
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selective attention

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concentrating on some stimuli while ignoring others

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visual spatial memory

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better at seeing shapes and objects and remembering what they had seen

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pester power

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ability to get adults to do what they want

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hygiene hypothesis

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immune system needs to tangle with microbes when we are young

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concrete operaiton logic allows children to understand

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math

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crucial to memory is not merely storage but also

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retrieval

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nations seek not only more education but also

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more effective educaiton

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are charter schools public

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yes

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are charter schools exempt from some regulations

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yes

96
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plastiticyt

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skills improve specific practice

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