Language Development Trends

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Developmental Trends Table

 

The table below describes language-related behaviors of children and adolescents in five different age ranges. For each youngster, the table indicates whether the behavior is typical or unusual for the age group, suggests developmentally appropriate responses to the behavior, or both. Apply what you’ve learned about assessing developmental progress in language to fill in the empty cells in the table.

 

 

Assessing Developmental Progress in Language

 

Age A Youngster’s Experience Developmental Concepts

Recognizing Typical and Unusual Behaviors for the Age Group

 Implications

Facilitating Acquisition of Language Skills
Infancy (Birth–2) When a caregiver at a child care center exclaims, “Your daddy’s here!” 10-month-old Midori looks eagerly in the direction of the door. But despite Midori’s apparent understanding of the word Daddy, she does not yet say his name, not even a reasonable approximation such as “Dada.” Sometimes she says “dadadadada,” but with little regard for whether her father is present.   Regularly engage infants in “conversations” in which they can practice vocalizing, taking turns, maintaining eye contact, and using other basic language skills. Simplify your language somewhat (e.g., use infant-directed speech), but use a variety of words in appropriate contexts.
Early Childhood (2–6)

 

 Twenty kindergartners sit quietly and politely as the school principal describes the procedure they should follow during a fire drill. After the principal leaves the room, however, many of them are unable to describe the procedure she has spoken about.

 

 This behavior is typical for the age group. Young children often think that being a “good listener” simply means sitting still and being quiet. They do not necessarily realize that listening also involves understanding and remembering what the speaker says.

 

  
Middle Childhood (6–10)

 

 Seven-year-old Arthur’s sentences are rarely more than two or three words long.

 

 Such speech is unusual for the age group. Children typically begin putting two words together sometime around age 2, and their sentences become increasingly longer after that. By school age, their sentences are adultlike in many respects.

Discussion: Identity And Social Change Agency

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In this module, you are exploring the concept of identity in relation to social change agency. The development of your identity is an ongoing process that spans your entire lifetime. Personality traits and lived experiences collectively, yet differentially, contribute to the lens through which you define your identity.

First, title your post “Identity and Social Change Agency.”

For your initial post, you will define and reflect on the relationship between identity and social change agency. Your post should address the following:

  • In your own words, define identity and describe its relevance to social change agency.
  • In what ways have personal and social factors influenced the development of your identity?
  • Describe which aspects of your identity would prove most beneficial to you in managing change and why.
  • Reflect on your BA Psychology program experience and describe one way that you would apply your knowledge of psychology to manage the effects of social change.
  • Describe how identity and social change agency connect to one of the following programmatic themes:
    • Self-care
    • Social justice
    • Emotional intelligence (EI)
    • Career connections
    • Ethics

Chapter 7 Deviance in Society: the Basics.

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1. Resource required: Chapter 7 Deviance in Society: the Basics.

2. The Checkpoint:

  • Should give an example of a human behavior that is considered deviant in one society but is not considered deviant in others.
  • List factors that have contributed to this society’s perspective of the deviant behavior? Why does this society consider the behavior to be deviant but other societies do not?
  • When a crime is committed by someone who has a powerful status in this society, how is their deviant behavior handled in comparison to someone who has less power in society.
  • You may use a current event as an example.

3. Your response should be 200 to 300 words and follow APA format. You also need to attach the certificate of originality, and cite 2 or more references.

Describe the current age composition of the U.S. population and how it is expected to change in the next 10 to 20 years.

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Write a 1,700- to 2,100-word paper explaining how demographics and disease trends are likely to influence health care delivery services in the future. Include the following sections:

 

·       Aging

 

o   Describe the current age composition of the U.S. population and how it is expected to change in the next 10 to 20 years.

 

o   Identify the factors that support this trend.

 

·       Environmental factors

·       Changing demographics

 

o   Explain how the aging trend is likely to increase or decrease the health issues covered in this course. Include examples of at least two relevant diseases.

 

o   Explain what can be done to reduce health complications related to aging. Include at least two examples.

 

·       Obesity

 

o   Describe the current rate of obesity in the United States and how it is expected to change in the next 10 to 20 years.

 

o   Identify the factors that support this trend.

 

·       Environmental factors

·       Changing demographics

 

o   Explain how this obesity trend is likely to increase or decrease the health issues covered in this course. Include examples of at least two relevant diseases.

 

o   Explain what can be done to reduce health complications related to obesity. Include at least two examples.

 

·       The Future

 

o   Explain how health care delivery will adapt in the future to provide care for age-related health issues.

 

o   Explain how health care delivery will adapt in the future to provide care for obesity-related health issues.

 

Include at least four sources other than Human Diseases: A Systemic Approach.