Cognitive Development Middle Childhood

Piaget’s Concrete Operations Integration of the powerful, abstract, and internal schemes which include ____________________, __________________________, _________________________, & _________________________. Problems dealing w/ remote, future or _____________________ (abstract) matters. Conservation – recognition that quality of something stays the ___________ despite changes in appearance. –This age shows understanding of conservation and ___________________ of operations. Classification – class inclusion of concepts (examples: This age exhibits Inductive Logic – general principle of how something works Does not exhibit deductive logic – Moving from __________________ to ___________________ principles (start w/ rule and go to how to apply is difficult)

Sequence of Conservation Numbers Substance Length Area Weight Volume

Children’s Perception of Others ____________________________ - certain inaccurate, rigid, exaggerated cultural image –Guide identifying social exchanges Children _________________ 8 years of age describe people according to __________________, observable traits (simple, absolute, moral manners) –People are Good, _______________, horrible or _________________________ 8 years and __________________ - more specific and precise (larger vocabulary) more inner disposition and behavior

Language Development Vocabulary –5 th grader learns __________ new words a day –40,000 word vocabulary by age _____________________ –Understand words have ___________________ meaning Syntax and Pragmatics –Begin studying grammar –Sentence _______________________ becomes more complex –They can & should modify _________________, ____________________, and ____________________ depending on context and who they talk to

Assessment of Intelligence IQ - ___________ _________________ EQ - ___________ _________________ –Emotional self-regulation, ability to control and avoid conflict School readiness sample for Kansas

Exceptionalities & Limitations Dyslexia Giftedness/Genius Mental Retardation (Mental Disability) Learning Disability Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Asperger’s Syndrome Social Integration Dysfunction Limited English Proficiency (LEP) English as a Second Language (ESL)