A sensitive period in development can best be described as:
A) A stage of development in which children display unpredictable (and often inappropriate) emotional responses.
B) A period during children's cognitive development in which they are highly distractible and frequently off task in the classroom.
C) An approach to teaching or parenting that takes a child's developmental level into account.
D) An age range during which environmental conditions are most likely to have an effect on a particular aspect of development.
Question 2
When Ms. Krakowski teaches the process of long division, she describes the objective of the lesson and demonstrates the procedure on the board. Then she has students solve long-division problems at the chalkboard, where she can give them frequent guidance as they work. Later, after the students show some proficiency with long division, she has them work on additional problems at their desks. Ms. Krakowski's approach can best be classified as which of the following?
A) Promoting information literacy
B) Task analysis
C) Student-directed instruction
D) Direct instruction
Development Issues
Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Read and Write
Embryonic Period - After fertilization (at about 24 hours)
Embryonic Period
Embryonic Period - 7th week
Fetal Development