The most important things a pregnant woman can do to foster healthy prenatal development.
What are eating well, avoiding drugs and smoking, and minimizing stress?
100
The primary caregiver is responsible for demonstrating appropriate ___________________.
What are emotional responses?
100
Research has shown a clear relationship between good __________ early in life and improved cognition.
What is nutrition?
100
Can stop giving children total control over their food choices to encourage brain development through good nutrition.
Who are parents?
200
States that although children could learn many motor skills at age 15, they need them earlier because these skills are the foundations for other important skills.
What is the Scaffold effect?
200
In this area of development, exploration is key and early motor stimulation leads to better attention, listening skills, reading scores, and writing skills.
What is sensory motor development?
200
During ___________, brain is “under construction”, yet highly inefficient, therefore highly unstable, unpredictable, and volatile
What is adolescence?
200
Can read to children, provide self-initiated discovery activities, teach rhymes and alphabet, provide simple toys and activities that encourage imagination.
What can parents do to prepare preschoolers for an academic environment?
300
Says that almost anything we can postpone, will be postponed.
What is the Manana effect?
300
These skills are essential in understanding read aloud, developing phonemic awareness and learning to read.
What are Auditory Skills?
300
Teens have decreased levels of _________, therefore need more sleep.
What is melatonin?
300
Can share negative impact of television and unhealthy dietary choices
Who are educators?
400
The four aspects of development for which there is a "window of opportunity"
What are emotions, sensory motor development, auditory development, and vision?
400
This field of development is encouraged by plenty of experiences with handling objects and exploring weights, shapes, movements.
What is vision development?
400
To help preschoolers develop emotional and social skills, parents should replace ___________ time with ________________.
What is television and interactions with real people?
400
Can engage community and school resources to educate parents and create alliances with hospitals, chamber of commerce or local businesses
Who are educators?
500
Developmental windows for brain development, in which some research suggests there is a "window of opportunity" for mastering the skill.
What are sensitive periods?
500
___________ :
Is two-dimensional
Images appear rapidly
Talking about abstractions
Causes stress
What is television?
500
Leafy greens, vegetables, salmon, lean meats, nuts, fresh fruits, water
What are research-based foods that are good for the brain?
500
Encourage interactions with real people, less television time, healthy eating choices, exposure to literacy-rich activities, and opportunities to explore.