1. 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

2. 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.

3. Health, Illness, and Disease Accidents and Injuries Obesity Cancer

4. Children with Disabilities Who Are Children with Disabilities? Learning Disabilities ADHD Educational Issues

5. The Law

6. Piaget’s Theory The Theory Piaget and Education Evaluating Piaget’s Theory

7. Information Processing Memory Critical Thinking Metacognition

8. Intelligence and Creativity What Is Intelligence? IQ The Binet Tests The Wechsler Scales Evaluating the Multiple Intelligence Approaches

9. I.Q. Distribution

10. Controversies and Issues in Intelligence Ethnicity and Culture The Use and Misuse of Intelligence Tests The Extremes of Intelligence Creativity

11. Language Development Vocabulary and Grammar Reading Bilingualism

12. The Self The Development of Self- Understanding Self-Esteem and Self-Concept Industry Versus Inferiority

13. Emotional Development Developmental Changes Emotional Intelligence

14. Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory of Moral Development Levels of Moral Development Kohlberg’s Critics Prosocial Behavior and Altruism

15. Gender Gender Stereotypes Gender Similarities and Differences Gender-Role Classification Gender in Context

16. Family Issues Parent-Child issues Step-families Latch-key children

17. Types of Families

18. Peer Statuses Rejected Children Bullying Social Cognition Friends Peers

19. The transition to elementary school Socioeconomic status and ethnicity Cross-cultural comparisons of achievement Schools