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chapter 12 child dev
Term | Definition |
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Articulation | the ability to use clear, distinct speech |
Creativity | a mental ability that involves using the imagination to produce original ideas |
Directed Learning | learning that results from being taught formally or informally |
Imitation | learning by watching and copying others |
Incidental Learning | unplanned learning, as when a child happens to push a button on a musical toy and discovers that this action causes music to play |
Intelligence | the ability to interpret and understand everyday situations and to use prior experiences when faced with new situations or problems also defined as the capacity to learn, which is shaped by heredity and environment |
Math Readiness | the level of knowledge of basic math concepts, such as number recognition, needed for learning math |
Neuroscience | the modern study of the brain |
Reading Readiness | learning the skills necessary for reading, including letter recognition and the understanding that letters of the alphabet combine to form words on a page |
Speech and Language Pathologist | a specialist trained to detect and correct speech, language, or voice problems |
Stuttering | serious speech difficulty that occurs when a person speaks with sporadic repetition or prolonged sounds true stuttering can be identified by the rhythm, pitch, and speed of speech, which is rapid, forced, short, and sharp in sound. |
Trial & Error Learning | learning that takes place when a child tries several solutions before finding one that works |