1. Select either obesity or asthma, and explain how both genetic and environmental factors contribute to this common health problem of middle childhood.
• Researchers have shown that there is a correlation between obesity and genetics. For example, children who are overweight tend to have overweight parents. However, heredity is only responsible for the tendency to gain weight. Consequently, obesity can cause a child to become isolated form his or her peers. As a result the child can become defiant, aggressive, and depress. These behaviors can cause the child to with draw from school and home, which ultimately disrupts their psychological development process. Also, being obese as during middle childhood can cause various diseases to occur, …show more content…
This relates to Josefina because she could have been expose negative comments by her peers or other adults that say “Hispanics do poorly when tested”. As a result she could have become anxious and allowed others negative views effect he ability to perform, because she is afraid that she will fail. During the middle childhood, children become increasingly conscious of ethic stereotypes, and those from stigmatized groups are especially mindful of them. Therefore, Josefina was aware of the negative stigma and it interfere with her performance level, because her motivation was weaken.
4. Cite examples of how language awareness fosters language progress.
• At early ages children benefit from conversation with more experts speakers (Weizam & Snow, 2001)
• As their knowledge expands and they become better organized, older school- age children think about and use words more precisely.
• Oral narratives enhances children’s reading comprehension and prepares children from producing longer more explicit written narratives.
5. List some teaching practices that fosters children’s achievements and some that undermine it. Provide brief explanation of each
• Researchers have shown that there is a correlation between obesity and genetics. For example, children who are overweight tend to have overweight parents. However, heredity is only responsible for the tendency to gain weight. Consequently, obesity can cause a child to become isolated form his or her peers. As a result the child can become defiant, aggressive, and depress. These behaviors can cause the child to with draw from school and home, which ultimately disrupts their psychological development process. Also, being obese as during middle childhood can cause various diseases to occur, …show more content…
This relates to Josefina because she could have been expose negative comments by her peers or other adults that say “Hispanics do poorly when tested”. As a result she could have become anxious and allowed others negative views effect he ability to perform, because she is afraid that she will fail. During the middle childhood, children become increasingly conscious of ethic stereotypes, and those from stigmatized groups are especially mindful of them. Therefore, Josefina was aware of the negative stigma and it interfere with her performance level, because her motivation was weaken.
4. Cite examples of how language awareness fosters language progress.
• At early ages children benefit from conversation with more experts speakers (Weizam & Snow, 2001)
• As their knowledge expands and they become better organized, older school- age children think about and use words more precisely.
• Oral narratives enhances children’s reading comprehension and prepares children from producing longer more explicit written narratives.
5. List some teaching practices that fosters children’s achievements and some that undermine it. Provide brief explanation of each