FAD 3220 - exam 2 questions and
answers
· Childhood obesity - Answer -o Most common :
§ Genetic factors
§ Lack of physical activity
§ Unhealthy eating patterns
§ Combination of these factor
· Gross motor activity - Answer -o Muscle coordination
o Gross motor 6 years - Answer -§ Girls superior in accuracy of movement; boys
superior in more forceful, less complex acts. Can throw with the proper weight, shift,
and step. Acquire the ability to skip.
o Gross motor 7 years - Answer -§ Can balance on one foot with eyes closed. Can walk
on a 2- inch-wide balance beam without falling off. Can hop and jump accurately into
small squares (hopscotch). Can correctly execute a jumping jack exercise.
o Gross motor 8 years - Answer -§ Can grip objects with 12 pounds of pressure. Can
engage in alternate rhythmical hopping in a 2−2, 2−3, or 3−3 pattern. Girls can throw a
small ball 33 feet; boys can throw a small ball 59 feet. The number of games
participated in by both sexes is the greatest at this age.
o Gross motor 9 years - Answer -§ Girls can jump vertically 8.5 inches over their
standing height plus reach; boys can jump vertically 10 inches. Boys can run 16.6 feet
per second; girls can run 16 feet per second.
o Gross motor 10 years - Answer -§ Can judge and intercept directions of small balls
thrown from a distance. Both girls and boys can run 17 feet per second.
o Gross motor 11 years - Answer -§ Boys can achieve standing broad jump of 5 feet;
girls can achieve standing broad jump of 4.5 feet.
o Gross motor 12 years - Answer -§ Can achieve high jump of 3 feet.
· Fine motor activity - Answer -o Necessary for wide range of school-related tasks
o Influenced by increase in amount of myelin speeds up electrical impulses between
neurons
, § Fine motor age 6 and 7 - - Answer -able to tie their shoes and fasten buttons
§ Fine motor age 8 - - Answer -they can use each hand independently
§ Fine motor age 11 and 12 - Answer -they can manipulate objects with almost as much
capability as they will show in adulthood.
· Visual impairment - Answer -o a difficulty in seeing that may include blindness or
partial sightedness
o Blindness (20/200 after correction)
o Partial sightedness (20/70 after correction)
· Auditory impairment - Answer -o a special need that involves the loss of hearing or
some aspect of hearing
§
o Parts of the body used in speaking and understanding — the brain, nerves, mouth
and throat — may be damaged or not developing or working properly
· Speech impairment - Answer -o speech that deviates so much from the speech of
others that it calls attention to itself, interferes with communication, or produces
maladjustment in the speaker
o Level of speech-language impairment can range from mild to severe
o Impairment may be obvious before school or not show itself until the child has
difficulty learning at school
o Having speech that is very hard to understand
o The child having great difficulty making sense of speech sounds
o The child not always being able to understand others
o The child not being able to say what he or she wants.
· Stuttering - Answer -o Substantial disruption in rhythm and fluency of speech
o Most common speech impairment
o 20% of all children go through stage
o
o Possible Cuases (no clear cut)- Genetics
o Neurophysiology
o Child development
o Family dynamics
· Learning disabilities - Answer -o difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,
speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities
ADHD - Answer -o Persistent difficulty in finishing tasks, following instructions, and
organizing work
o Inability to watch an entire television program
answers
· Childhood obesity - Answer -o Most common :
§ Genetic factors
§ Lack of physical activity
§ Unhealthy eating patterns
§ Combination of these factor
· Gross motor activity - Answer -o Muscle coordination
o Gross motor 6 years - Answer -§ Girls superior in accuracy of movement; boys
superior in more forceful, less complex acts. Can throw with the proper weight, shift,
and step. Acquire the ability to skip.
o Gross motor 7 years - Answer -§ Can balance on one foot with eyes closed. Can walk
on a 2- inch-wide balance beam without falling off. Can hop and jump accurately into
small squares (hopscotch). Can correctly execute a jumping jack exercise.
o Gross motor 8 years - Answer -§ Can grip objects with 12 pounds of pressure. Can
engage in alternate rhythmical hopping in a 2−2, 2−3, or 3−3 pattern. Girls can throw a
small ball 33 feet; boys can throw a small ball 59 feet. The number of games
participated in by both sexes is the greatest at this age.
o Gross motor 9 years - Answer -§ Girls can jump vertically 8.5 inches over their
standing height plus reach; boys can jump vertically 10 inches. Boys can run 16.6 feet
per second; girls can run 16 feet per second.
o Gross motor 10 years - Answer -§ Can judge and intercept directions of small balls
thrown from a distance. Both girls and boys can run 17 feet per second.
o Gross motor 11 years - Answer -§ Boys can achieve standing broad jump of 5 feet;
girls can achieve standing broad jump of 4.5 feet.
o Gross motor 12 years - Answer -§ Can achieve high jump of 3 feet.
· Fine motor activity - Answer -o Necessary for wide range of school-related tasks
o Influenced by increase in amount of myelin speeds up electrical impulses between
neurons
, § Fine motor age 6 and 7 - - Answer -able to tie their shoes and fasten buttons
§ Fine motor age 8 - - Answer -they can use each hand independently
§ Fine motor age 11 and 12 - Answer -they can manipulate objects with almost as much
capability as they will show in adulthood.
· Visual impairment - Answer -o a difficulty in seeing that may include blindness or
partial sightedness
o Blindness (20/200 after correction)
o Partial sightedness (20/70 after correction)
· Auditory impairment - Answer -o a special need that involves the loss of hearing or
some aspect of hearing
§
o Parts of the body used in speaking and understanding — the brain, nerves, mouth
and throat — may be damaged or not developing or working properly
· Speech impairment - Answer -o speech that deviates so much from the speech of
others that it calls attention to itself, interferes with communication, or produces
maladjustment in the speaker
o Level of speech-language impairment can range from mild to severe
o Impairment may be obvious before school or not show itself until the child has
difficulty learning at school
o Having speech that is very hard to understand
o The child having great difficulty making sense of speech sounds
o The child not always being able to understand others
o The child not being able to say what he or she wants.
· Stuttering - Answer -o Substantial disruption in rhythm and fluency of speech
o Most common speech impairment
o 20% of all children go through stage
o
o Possible Cuases (no clear cut)- Genetics
o Neurophysiology
o Child development
o Family dynamics
· Learning disabilities - Answer -o difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,
speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities
ADHD - Answer -o Persistent difficulty in finishing tasks, following instructions, and
organizing work
o Inability to watch an entire television program
