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READING PRACTICE: Child Development
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Answer the questions in the boxes provided. (NOTE: To move from one line to another, use the tab key or click in the next line.)
1. What does the word nature mean in child development?
2. What does the word nurture mean as an influence on a child’s development ?
3. Give some examples of a child’s physical growth.
4. Give some
examples of a child's cognitive growth.
5. Give some examples of a child’s emotional growth.
6. Why does a child need good role models?
7. How does a child learn what his culture values?
8. In your opinion, what would be an appropriate punishment for a five-year-old that hits his baby sister?
9. Do you think a young child should be rewarded for good behavior?
10. What can you do if your child is learning bad behaviors from a friend?
Questions 8 to 10 can be used as optional discussion group questions.
Vocabulary Practice
Match each word in Column A with one in Column B. No word can be used more than once.
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Column A _____ 1. development _____ 2. culture _____ 3. nature _____ 4. nurture _____ 5. physically _____ 6. cognitively _____ 8. role model _____ 9. primary _____ 10. characteristic
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Column B a. example b. what a child is born with c. what a child learns d. bodily e. trait, quality f. growth g. main h. beliefs and customs of a group i. feeling j. mentally |
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