The Ability to Imagine and Think Symbolically Begins to Emerge

question 45

Essay

The ability to imagine and think symbolically begins to emerge at about age ____.

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Definitions:

Instructional Approach

A method or strategy used in teaching to facilitate learning and improve students' understanding and skills.

Remediation

An approach to providing special instruction to students with disabilities, with the goal of eventually “catching them up” in the curriculum.

Curriculum

A structured set of learning outcomes or objectives. The curriculum reflects what school districts decide students need to know and the sequence in which the content will be learned. A complete curriculum includes numerous objectives covering different content areas.

Positive Teaching

Not so much a set of techniques as an attitude toward teaching that focuses on manipulating antecedents. The idea behind positive teaching is that, by analyzing and modifying antecedents, inappropriate behavior can be prevented from occurring in the future.