CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Researchers have discovered that about half of a child’s critical brain development takes place before he or she enters kindergarten. This has spotlighted the importance of making sure preschools and child care centers have high-quality programs that foster learning.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the first five years, a child’s brain is at its most flexible, making this a critical period for learning and growth. Science tells us that children who face adversity in the first years of life are more at risk for experiencing lifelong effects from toxic stress.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is true of brain development in early childhood? The brain increases in size due to the continuing myelination of nerve fibers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most children acquire basic ToM understanding by age 6 (e.g., false belief; Wellman & Liu, 2004), yet there are individual differences in the pace of development during toddlerhood and the preschool years.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following statements is true about brain development? The brain grows exponentially from conception to birth, causing the brain to be completely developed at birth.