8338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Jigsaw Puzzle, Writing Implement, Handedness

• School: University of Canberra
• Department: University of Canberra
• Course: 8338
• Professor: Professor

Document Summary

Growth in stature and body weight - much more steady in this period - rate of growth slows - early signs of difference between genders at this stage: stature, year 2. Length increases about 12. 1 cm: year 3-5, decelerated growth rate to. 7cm/year: differences in economic statuses and country. Bmi-for-age is best used as a guide of individual nutritional status. Lateralisation is when two hemispheres start to become more differentiated and more specialised in different functions. Lateralisation is the process in which certain functions are located more in one hemisphere than the other. Left hemisphere is primarily involved with the tasks that necessitate verbal competence. Recognising patterns, drawing, music, emotional intelligence: can perform other tasks - we know brain has plasticity - fixed idea is no longer accurate. Language they hear at home impacts their language development. Economic level is a substantial predictor of language later in life.