Describe ecological theory, explaining each of the levels that exist within an ecological model. Provide an illustration of this model using a hypothetical family with school-age children.
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Ques. 2Why are educators recognizing the need to allow multiple perspectives when establishing academic curricula? Include changing demographics trends and the prevalence of new media in your discussion.
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Ques. 3A task force is asking you to develop an ideal after-school program. What age groups and what activities would you include? Discuss the benefits of attending the after-school program in middle childhood.
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Ques. 4Discuss the fact that some cultures emphasize a difference between childhood and adulthood while others perceive development as continuous. Provide specific examples of the expectations that several different cultures have for their school-age children.
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Ques. 5Discuss the interests of various professionals in this developmental period. Given diverse perspectives of different disciplines, why is it important to study middle childhood? Give an example of how you could apply developmental knowledge about school-age children in your chosen field.
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Ques. 6Ideally, primary-grade instruction on reading and writing is:
a. holistic and focused primarily on communicating effectively.
b. interrelated and integrated in content domains throughout the day.
c. largely spontaneous, based on the interests and skills of the children.
d. separate, with more focus on reading skills than writing skills.
Ques. 7When a teacher has a student who has difficulty processing the sounds in her native language, the teacher may want to recommend that the child be evaluated for:
a. dyscalculia.
b. dysfluency.
c. dysgraphia.
d. dyslexia.
Ques. 8A feature in ecological theory that interprets historical influences in the society over the life span of a person or a generation is:
a. Microtime
b. Mesotime
c. Macrotime
d. Proximal processes