Physical Development
Intellectual Development
Schooling: The 3 R's
100
How much weight an average child gains per year during middle childhood
What is 5 -7 pounds
100
Period of cognitive development between ages 7 and 12, characterized by use of logic
What is Concrete operational stage
100
The model that views American society as a melting pot
What is Cultural assimilation model
200
A difficulty in seeing that may include blindness or partial sightedness
What is Visual impairment
200
The process by which information is initially recorded, stored and retrieved
What is Memory
200
Maintaining one's original cultural identity while integrating into the dominant culture
What is Bicultural identity
300
A chronic condition characterized by periodic attacks of wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath
What is Asthma
300
An understanding about the processes that underlie memory, emerging during middle childhood
What is metamemory
300
Special programs that allow gifted students to move ahead at their own pace, possibly even skipping grades
What is Acceleration
400
Substantial disruption in the rhythm and fluency of speech
What is stuttering
400
The use of more than one language
What is Bilingualism
400
Intelligence that reflects information processing capabilities, reasoning and memory
What is Fluid intelligence
500
A learning disability marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration and generally a great deal of inappropriate activity.
What is ADHD
500
The ability to take multiple aspects of a situation into account
What is Decentering
500
An education approach where exceptional children are integrated to the extent possible into the traditional educational system
What is Mainstreaming
M
e
n
u