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| Dominant Cerebral Hemisphere |
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The capacity for one hemisphere of the brain being dominant over the other as in handedness. |
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A structure that aids in balance and control of body movement. |
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| A large bundle of fibers connecting the two cortical hemispheres. |
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| A gland located at the base of the brain, plays a critical role by releasing two hormones that induce growth. |
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| A hormone necessary for development of all body tissues except the central nervous system and genitals |
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| Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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A hormone that prompts the thyroid gland to release thyroxine, which is necessary for brain devleopment and for GH to have its full impact on body size. |
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Stage which spans years 2-7, the most obvious change is an extraordinary increase in represenational, or symbolic, activity. |
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| The make-believe with others that is under way by age 2.5 and increases rapidly during the next few years. |
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| Viewing a symbolic object as both an object in its own right and a symbol |
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| Failure to distinguish the symbolic viewpoints of others from one's own. |
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| The belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities, such as thoughts, wishes, feelings, and intentions |
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| Refers to the idea that certain physical characteristics of objects remain the same, even when their outward appearance changes. |
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| Focusing on one aspect of a situation, neglecting other important features |
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| an inability to mentally go through a series of steps in a problem and then reverse direction, returning to the starting point. |
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| Hierarchical Classification |
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| The organization of objects into classes and subclasses on the basis of similarities and differences. |
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| The vocabulary used to refer to children's self-directed speech that used to be called egocentric speech. |
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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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A concept that refers to shared endeavors between more expert and less expert participants, without specifying the precise features of communication. A much broader concept than scaffolding. |
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| Deliberate mental activities that improve our chances of remembering. |
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| General descriptions of what occurs when it occurs in a particular situation. |
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| higher thinking-- meta- "beyond or higher" and metacognition "thinking about thought" |
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Active efforts that are part of informal experiences trying to figure out how written symbols convey meaning. |
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| order of relationships between quantities. |
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| the last number in a counting sequence indicated the quantity of items in a set. |
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| When teachers provide a wide variety of activies which children select, and much learning takes place through play. |
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| Teachers structure children's learning, teaching letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and other academic skills through formal lessons, often using repetition and drill. |
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| A program started by the US government in 1965. Usually provides children with a year or two of preschool, along with nutritional and health services. Parents involvement is central to the program as well. |
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A program in Canada initiated for First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children younger than age 6, 60 percent of whom live in poverty. The program provides children with preschool education and nutritional and health service and services and encourages parent involvement. |
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| A process of connecting two words with their underlying concept after only a brief encounter. |
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| When children learn a rule in language and apply it so consistently that they sometimes overextend the rules to words that are exceptions. |
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| The practical, social side of language that children must learn to engage in effective and appropriate communication. |
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| Restructing inaccurate speech into correct form |
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| Elaborating on children's speech, increasing in complexity. |
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