By: Alec Stivers Ian Kohut Pd. 2

How Intelligence Develops  Signs of preoperational thinking  Using symbols: learn different things can mean other things. (bow and ribbon=holiday)  Make-believe play: playing real life situations (TV)  Egocentric viewpoint: they believe everything revolves around them  Limited focus: are not able to depict two things at the same time (more blue/yellow tennis balls)

Measuring Intelligence  People judge intelligence by the wrong characteristics (looks)  Could be smart, but hide it.  Stanford Binet test. (IQ)  Varies for age  Not totally accurate  Parents get too concerned

Everyday Learning Opportunities  Take time out of your day for your child.  Ask questions, make them realize more about their surroundings  Ask them for advice on small things. -self esteem.  Adventures!  Household chores -turn it into a game

Reading!  Read to them as much as possible  use the environment  add humor  -voices  teach them words as you read

Art!  Art materials in the house  NO CORRECTIONS -self esteem  Ask them about their drawing -make a story up

Music!  Use finger plays  Air guitar!  Let them use house hold items  Bare the sound.

The School Experience  Most start school between the ages of 4 and 6  Nursery school or preschool programs  Vital they develop a good attitude  Bad experiences can start negative feelings

The School Experience Cont.  Parents can help  Make sure the child has a full medical and dental examination  Self-help skills  Know their name, address, and phone #  Help with simple directions  Take them to open houses

Learning Disabilities HyperactiveDyslexia  Child cannot concentrate on anything long enough to learn  Dyslexia is a learning disability that wont let the kid handle language in a normal way

Gifted Children  3-10 % are considered gifted  IQ 130 or above  May be gifted but doesn’t show up on an IQ test  Easily frustrated and become bored with school  A lack of challenge in school become poor students

Speech Development  What they say tells much about the way they think  Interests and personality  They learned by listening  As they get older their vocab. Will grow  Articulation improves dramatically between 3 and 6  3 years- 30% 6 years- 90% correctly

Speech Difficulties  Unable to handle language well have difficult reading and cant keep up in class  Can’t understand the teacher  Foreign languages at home will cause a problem at school  Emotional damage can affect the child’s speech  Parents are the most powerful teacher