Module Seven: Middle Childhood Flashcards
physical growth in middle childhood
slows during middle childhood
brain growth in middle childhood
- adult size at age seven
- brain regions still continuing maturation
motor skills in middle childhood
- children improve in fine and gross motor skills between 6 - 12 years old
benefits of sports
- social and emotional development
- academic improvements
- fitness
- mental health benefits
cognitive development in middle childhood
- concrete operational thinking
- emerging attention abilities
age of understanding
brain maturation increases social and emotional understanding in middle childhood
social and emotional development in middle childhood
- emerging self-awareness (metacognition: learn to prioritize and gauge what is significant and what is not)
- erikson’s industry vs inferiority stage
- parent and peer impact
common health problems in middle childhood
- diabetes
- obesity
- allergies/sensitivities
- disabilities development
standardized intelligence testing
- IQ tests
- IQ= mental age/chronological age x 100
intermittent disability support
mild
limited disability support
moderate
extensive disability support
severe
pervasive disability support
profound
intersectionality
impact of membership in multiple minority groups
gifted children
- definition of IQ cut-off for giftedness varies
- at risk for behavior problems and social isolation.
industry vs inferiority
children rate themselves and compare themselves to their peers
self-concept in middle childhood
- self-efficacy and self-esteem become more important
- children who do not feel adequate develop learned helplessness
social emotional learning in middle childhood
SEL instruction has activities to teach self awareness, empathy, and pro-social behaviors
self-efficacy
the belief that you are capable of carrying out a specific task or goal
