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At the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
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Understand the changes in height and weight during the preschool years and note factors associated with individual differences in height and weight |
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Define myelination and discuss its contribution to brain development |
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Explain how gross motor skills and fine motor skills change during the preschool years and how handedness develops in a child’s early years |
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Define basal metabolism rate (BMR), and explain why early exposure to fast food worries developmentalists |
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Discuss the state of illness and health among Canadian children and concerns over health of poor and Aboriginal children |
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Define Piaget’s preoperational stage |
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Explain Vygotsky’s theory of development, including the zone of proximal development (ZPD), scaffolding, and language and thought, and compare Vygotsky’s theory with that of Piaget |
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Indicate what changes occur in attention, memory, and use of strategies in early childhood |
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Explain the development of the young child’s theory of the mind |
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Identify observations that indicate children understand rules of morphology, semantics, and pragmatics |
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Compare and contrast the child-centred kindergarten with the Montessori approach, and discuss developmentally appropriate and inappropriate practices in educating young children |
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Be able to answer the question, “Does preschool matter?” by addressing developmental consequences for all children |