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    Late childhood is marked by children having more effective thinking skills compared to primary years. Their schoolwork and problem solving abilities are more advanced. Children at this stage develop interests in hobbies, collections, sports, and begin thinking about potential careers. They have a wider vocabulary and can apply various reading strategies. Attention spans are longer and more flexible than younger children, depending on task demands. Creativity is encouraged by celebrating uniqueness, reducing competition, and allowing children to share ideas with others.

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    Late childhood is marked by children having more effective thinking skills compared to primary years. Their schoolwork and problem solving abilities are more advanced. Children at this stage develop interests in hobbies, collections, sports, and begin thinking about potential careers. They have a wider vocabulary and can apply various reading strategies. Attention spans are longer and more flexible than younger children, depending on task demands. Creativity is encouraged by celebrating uniqueness, reducing competition, and allowing children to share ideas with others.

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    The Late Childhood (The Intermediate Schooler) : Initial Cognitive Characteristics

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    Late childhood is marked by children having more effective thinking skills compared to primary years. Their schoolwork and problem solving abilities are more advanced. Children at this stage develop interests in hobbies, collections, sports, and begin thinking about potential careers. They have a wider vocabulary and can apply various reading strategies. Attention spans are longer and more flexible than younger children, depending on task demands. Creativity is encouraged by celebrating uniqueness, reducing competition, and allowing children to share ideas with others.

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    THE LATE CHILDHOOD (THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLER)

    INITIAL COGNITIVE CHARACTERISTICS

     The greatly enjoy the cognitive abilities that they can now utilize.
     Their thinking skills have become more effective as compared during their primary years.
     Their school work is now more complicated .
     Problem solving has become an everyday part of their lives.
     They now become very interested in talking about the future or even their potential careers.
     They develop special interest in collection, hobbies and sports.

    READING DEVELOPMENT
     Children in this stage, is marked by a wide application of word attack.they now have a wide vocabulary .

    ATTENTION
     Older children have longer and more flexible attention span compared to younger children.their span of
    attention is dependent on how much is required by the given task.

    CREATIVITY
     Encourage different responses from each child
     Celebrate uniqueness
     Break stereotypes
     Value process over product
     Reduce stress and anxiety in children
     Support to share ideas,not only with the teacher/parent but also with other children
     Minimize competition and external reward

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