| Guidepost 1: What gains in growth and motor development occur during middle childhood, and what nutritional hazards do children face? |
| Guidepost 2: What are the principal health and safety concerns about school-age children? |
| Guidepost 3: How do school-age children's thinking and moral reasoning differ from those of younger children? |
| Guidepost 4: What advances in memory and other information-processing skills occur during middle childhood? |
| Guidepost 5: How accurately can schoolchildren's intelligence be measured? |
| Guidepost 6: How do communicative abilities and literacy expand during middle childhood? |
| Guidepost 7: What influences school achievement? |
| Guidepost 8: How do schools meet the needs of non-English-speaking children and those with learning problems? |
| Guidepost 9: How is giftedness assessed and nurtured? |
