EDU 3102

CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
GROUP 3:
:: NURUL NABIHAH MOHD
AHIR
:: NOR SHAFIQA ZAINAL
:: SOLEHAH MOHAMMAD
RODZE
:: ZAWIYAH SHAARI

CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
Question 3 (a) State the factors that
influence the physical development
during prenatal and baby stages

Environm
ent

Nutrition

Mother

Age
Disease

Prenatal
Stage

Overdose
using of drug
Lifestyle

Smoking
Alcohol
consumin
g

Mothe
r

Nutritio
n

Environmen
t

Social
factors
Genetic
s

Baby
stage
Biologic
al

Disabilities
Prematuri
ty
Disease

CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
Question 3 (b) Explain the reasons
why there are certain children who
are slow in learning. Suggest how a
teacher could help that particular
child.

DEFINITIONS
A slow learneris a child of below average
intelligence, whose thinking skills have
developed significantly more slowly than the
norm for his/her age. This child will go
through the same basic developmental
stages as other children, but will do so at a
significantly slower rate. However, this
development, while being slower,
nevertheless be relatively even. (Karen
Mackay, 2001 as cited by SPELD SA
SPRING 2001 newsletter)

 Slow learners are children who are doing

poorly in school, yet are not eligible for
special education; their intelligence test
scores are too high for consideration as a
child with mental retardation (Mercer,
1996)(MacMillan, Gresham, Bocian, &
Lambros, 1998).
Although slow learners may have special
educational needs, they do not fit neatly
into the special education system
(MacMillan, Gresham, Bocian, &
Lambros, 1998).

Biological
factors
SLOW
LEARNING
CHILDREN

Environme
ntal
factors

Emotiona
l growth
Violence
in school

Growth
and
opportuni
ties of
learning

Environmen
tal factors
Illiterate
parents

Absentee
ism
Defective
vision

1
Environm
ent

4
Dos and
donts

Ways to
help
slow
learners
3
Assessme
nt

2
Assignme
nt

ENVIRONMENT

Provide effective classroom

Have a quiet place to work where the child can be
easily observed and motivated
Provide activity times before and during the
homework
Reduce distractions inside and outside when class
is going
Allow more breaks to avoid students from
becoming boring, sleepy and tired

ASSIGNMENT

Co-operative and collaborative learning

Make assignments shorter and vary them
Encourage other students to participate in
completing work
Ask them to do hard tasks before doing easy
task
Ask questions of the child while they are
working about the assignment

ASSESSMENT
Considerate to the students
capability
Increased the time allowed for tests
Allow students to redo the
assignments
Reward them with
present

Dos and donts

Be patient but consistent.

Challenge the child
Ignore their problem
Grouping of students with similar
capability
Individual approach teaching

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Haskvitz, A. (2007). Helping your slow learning child. Retrieved on
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Q & A SESSION...

Give 3 factors that influenced

babys prenatal development.

Name 3 diseases that can

affect babies during postnatal development.

Suggest ways for parents in

helping slow learning
children.

THANK
YOU
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