Child+Development

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__[|Erickson- socioemotional dev..docx]__ [] This website provides a description of each of the stages of development; it provides information about the ego development that occurs in each stage and also the basic strength that is gained at each stage. It also says who the significant relationships are with at each stage. For example, at stage 6, young adulthood, the ego development outcome is intimacy/solidarity vs. isolation; the basic strengths are love and affiliation and the significant relationships are with martial partners and friends. This provides a great look at what stage our students will be in and how to plan curriculum based around their development.

__[|KOHLBERG.docx]__

__[|Middle School Development.docx]__

[|montessori.pdf]

[|Preparation of Early Childhood Education Teachers.docx]

[|Stages of Growth Child Development.docx]

[|Brain Development in Young Adolescents] This article describes the brain growth and importance for adolescents. Adolescents are moving from concrete to abstract thinking and to the beginnings of metacognition. It mentions the typical behaviors of students caused by the brain and also the implications it has for teachers. The article provides information on the implications and also advice and strategies to help your students.

[|Squirming Comes Naturally to Middle School Students] The article describes the physical and mental changes that are happening to the adolescents and how the children are incapable of controlling their bodies. It details the changes in children and how different children are affected at different times. It gives the advice that as teachers we can only be accommodating to the students and adapt classroom activities.