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Objectives
After studying this chapter, you will be able to
• explain the importance of readiness for
learning for children entering kindergarten.
• analyze the growth pattern of children
during middle childhood.
• analyze the physical and cognitive skills
required to master a task.
• compare children’s thinking skills at
various ages to Piaget’s stages of
development.
• develop a list of the social skills children
must learn.
• summarize how the development of self-
concept during this period is related to
Erikson’s psychosocial theory.
• identify the change in moral development
that occurs about the end of this period.
Reading Prep
Write all of the chapter terms on a sheet
of paper. Highlight the words that you do not
know. Before you begin reading, look up the
highlighted words in the glossary and write
the definitions next to the terms.
Study on the go
Use a mobile device to practice
terms and review with
self-assessment quizzes.
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At the Companion Website you can
• Practice terms with e-flash cards and interactive
games
• Assess what you learn by completing
self-assessment quizzes
• Expand knowledge with interactive
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