Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Chapter 9- Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Questions to Consider: Discussion Question #1 (Chapter 9)

LO 9.3. Discuss school-age children’s capacities for reasoning as well as cultural differences in patterns of development. Video Case: Piaget’s Conservation Tasks (Links to an external site.) http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid2430760477001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAPmbRRLk~,C5G7jhYNtiebkOY-WcB0gE-qxfsdd4W2&bctid=4681822169001 Questions to Consider: What can children do in the stage of concrete operations that those in the preoperations stage are not yet capable of? How does Edward’s response to the conservation tasks differ from the responses of Maile and Abigail? LO 9.9. Examine patterns of academic achievement in reading, mathematics, and second languages. Video Case: Bilingual Education (Links to an external site.) http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid2430760477001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAPmbRRLk~,C5G7jhYNtiebkOY-WcB0gE-qxfsdd4W2&bctid=4679376587001 Questions to Consider: What appear to be some of the benefits of Mr. Frank’s approach to educating English Language Learners? Why might some be critical of this particular approach, and what might they suggest instead?