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Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Moral development takes place in stages.
Preconvention Stage
Moral development stage where your behavior is influenced by rewards and punishments
Conventional Stage
Moral development stage where your behavior is influenced by peer pressure/society
Post conventional Stage
Moral development stage where your behavior is influenced by your own ethics
Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
8 stages of identify development where people are motivated by the need to achieve competence in
certain areas of their lives.
Trust vs. Mistrust
Infants need for comfort and safety.
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Toddlers need for independence and doing things on their own.
Initiative vs. Guilt
Preschoolers need for initiating activities. Pushing physical and social boundaries.
Industry vs. Inferiority
Elementary need to compare themselves to peers and see how they measure up.
Identity vs Role Confusion
Adolescents need to develop a sense of self.
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Young adults need to share their lives with others.
Chomsky's Theory of Language Development
Chomsky's theory holds that children learn to use language because of an innate capacity for language
and communication; they do not need to be explicitly taught but, rather, pick it up instinctively
Universal Grammar
, Theory states that because most children acquire and use language in a consistent way, there is a
common structure or grammar within language.
Skinner's Theory of Language Development
Language use is conditioned or influenced by the responses you receive from others around you.
Operant Conditioning
Children learn language based on reinforcement.
Skinner's Three Language Processes
Imitating, prompting, and sharing.
Cognitive Development Barriers
Innate challenges within students. Intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injuries, and ADHD.
Intellectual Disability
A condition where a person has certain limitations like communicating, taking care of themselves, and
impaired social skills.
Brain Injury Implications
Personality and mood changes, mental health difficulties, visual or memory impairments, attention
difficulties, headaches.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Neurodevelopment disorder that affects how children process certain types of information.
Signs of trauma in children
Trouble forming relationships, poor self-regulation, hypervigilance, and executive function challenges.
Behavioral Disorders
Persistent pattern of behaviors that disrupt a student's functioning or that of the class.
Language Disorder
Persistent difficulties in the acquisition and use of language due to deficits in comprehension or
production.
Social (pragmatic) Communication Disorder
Difficulties in the social use of verbal and non-verbal communication.
Childhood-onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)
Disruption in the flow of speech and includes repetitions of speech sounds, hesitations, or prolongations
of speech sounds.