Across
- 2. characteristics a child inherits genetically from parents
- 3. ability to regulate self-behavior in socially & culturally appropriate ways
- 4. improvement of skills using large muscles in the arms & legs
- 7. main protruding branch of a neuron; it carries messages to other cells in the form of electrical impulses
- 9. steroid hormone that is produced when the body is under stress
- 11. connections between nerve cells that pass messages in the brain
- 14. children ages 6 through 12
- 19. a flood of sounds and lights
- 22. children from birth to their first year
- 23. principle or idea that is proposed, researched, & generally accepted as an explanation
- 25. specific span of time for the normal development of certain types of skills
- 26. specialized nerve cells that receive and transmit neural impulses and are the building blocks of the brain
- 27. independence
- 29. refers to change or growth that occurs in children
- 33. theory by Gardner that emphasizes the intelligences and state that they are all closely linked
- 34. time between birth and age 2 which children use all their senses to explore and learn
- 35. toxic stress, such as extreme poverty, severe neglect, material depression, & exposure to violence that can undermine the developing brain with lasting effects on development
Down
- 1. improvement of skills using small muscles in the hands & feet
- 5. discussion children have with themselves when the “think out loud” as a means of guidance and direction
- 6. time between ages 7-11 in which children develop the capacity to think systematically, but only when they can refer to actual objects and use hands-on activities
- 8. express feelings and forms relationships with family & peers
- 10. children develop from the core out. The spinal cord develops before other parts of the body. The child’s arms develop before the hands, and the hands and feet develop before the fingers and toes. Fingers and toes are the last to develop.
- 12. development body changes in a child
- 13. insulating material that forms a sheath around certain axons and speeds and the transmission of nerve impulses from one neuron to the next
- 15. children will develop head to toe. They will develop control of their head, and then their arms, and then their legs
- 16. process in which assistance is provided by adult or another child to support a child’s learning
- 17. stage between ages 2 & 7 during which children learn to classify groups and use symbols and internal images
- 18. children ages 3 through 6
- 20. all of the interactions, experiences, & events that influence a child’s development
- 21. intellectual development
- 24. refers to the cognitive structures in which mental representation or concepts are organized
- 28. protruding parts of a neuron that receive messages from the axons of other cells
- 30. sequence of biological changes in children giving the child new abilities, which is based on their genetics
- 31. the ability of an infant’s brain to change according to stimulation
- 32. children from the age of 1 to 3 years old