Middle and Late Childhood

• Body growth• Health, illness and

disease• Children with

disabilities• Piaget’s theory• Information

processing• Intelligence

• Language• The Self• Emotional

development• Moral development• Gender• Families• Peers• Schools

Body Growth and Proportion

• Proportional changes are among the most pronounced.– Head and waist circumference and leg length decrease in

relation to body height.• Muscle mass and tone improve.• Strength doubles.• Weight gain averages 5-7 pounds a year.• Increased weight is primarily due to

increases in the size of the skeletal and muscular systems, and the size of some organs.

Health, Illness, and Disease

• Accidents and Injuries• Obesity• Cancer

Children with Disabilities

• Who Are Children with Disabilities?

• Learning Disabilities• ADHD• Educational Issues

The Law

Piaget’s Theory

• The Theory• Piaget and Education• Evaluating Piaget’s Theory

Information Processing

• Memory• Critical Thinking• Metacognition

Intelligence and Creativity

• What Is Intelligence?• IQ• The Binet Tests• The Wechsler Scales• Evaluating the Multiple Intelligence

Approaches

I.Q. Distribution

Controversies and Issues in Intelligence

• Ethnicity and Culture• The Use and Misuse of

Intelligence Tests • The Extremes of Intelligence• Creativity

Language Development• Vocabulary

and Grammar• Reading• Bilingualism

The Self

• The Development of Self-Understanding

• Self-Esteem and Self-Concept• Industry Versus Inferiority

Emotional Development

• Developmental Changes• Emotional Intelligence

Kohlberg’s Moral Development

• Theory of Moral Development• Levels of Moral Development• Kohlberg’s Critics• Prosocial Behavior and Altruism

Gender

• Gender Stereotypes• Gender Similarities and Differences• Gender-Role Classification• Gender in Context

Family Issues

• Parent-Child issues• Step-families• Latch-key children

Types of Families

• Peer Statuses• Rejected Children• Bullying• Social Cognition• Friends

Peers

• The transition to elementary school

• Socioeconomic status and ethnicity

• Cross-cultural comparisons of achievement

Schools