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| reflects the greater capacity of one side of the brain to carry out skilled motor action |
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| large bundle of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres |
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| viewing a symbolic object as both an object in its own right and a symbol |
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| the belief that animate objects have lifelike qualities, such as thoughts, wishes, feelings, and intentions |
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| failure to distinguish the symbolic viewpoints of others from one's own |
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| the idea that certain physical characteristics of objects remain the same, even when their outward appearance changes |
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| hierarchical classification |
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| organization of objects into classes and subclasses on the basis of similarities and differences |
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| used to guide thinking and behavior |
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| adjusting the support offered during a teaching session to fit the child's current level of performance |
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| Vygotsky's view of make-believe play |
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| a zone of proximal development that promotes many new competencies |
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| active efforts to construct literacy knowledge through informal experiences |
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| Typically provides children with a year or two of preschool along with nutritional and health care services. Parent involvement is central to their philosophy |
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| overextension of the rules to words that are exceptions |
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| Social side of language, children must learn to engage in effective and appropriate communication |
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| sick children are given a solution of glucose, salt, and water that quickly replaces fluids the body loses |
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| scribbles to first representational forms to more realistic drawings |
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| spans the years 2 to 7, the most obvious change is an extraordinary increase in representational, or symbolic, activity |
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