Exam 9: Language Learning and Development

Which of the following did the NICHD (2000b) study find influenced the language development of children attending a child care program?

The conversationalist's strategies to regulate communication and protect feelings is called which of the following?

Culture usually will not have an effect on:

Describe six of the key strategies that adults can use to support children's language development and give an example for each one.

Research on children learning sign language found that the children's :

Carmen continued saying "da, da" as she looked at her teacher. Her teacher would look at Carmen, smile, and repeat the sounds each time Carmen said them. Carmen's primary purpose is to:

While all of the following strategies are important, if you were to provide training for an infant/toddler center that wanted to support the language development of young children, which of the following is the most important thing to tell them?

Bilingual children:

For maximum benefit treatment for a child with hearing impairment should be started:

The term "fast mapping" means that:

What does the term "communicative-linguistic parameters" refer to?

The term that refers to the rules governing the sequence of words and the relationships among part of a sentence is:

When Mackenzie (11 months-old) pointed to the picture in the book, her teacher said, "That's a cow. That's a brown cow." Mackenzie's teacher knew about the importance of:

By what age can children hear the differences in all of the consonants and vowels used in all languages?

You have been chosen to give a 30-minute presentation to the other teachers on what features of language may differ based on family and cultural values? Create an outline of six points that you will emphasize.

Early language experience affects:

As Robin was playing with Koby she asked him, "What is that?" "What are you pushing?" and "What color is the car?" She is asking a type of question that may feel intrusive to Koby and limits conversation with him. She is asking what the chapter refers to as:

Which of the following is most likely to contribute to children having lower language scores at age 3 than many other children?

Amber listens intently when her mother talks to her. Then Amber takes a turn in the conversation. This is an example of:

A parent of a 4-month-old said to the baby, "You are such a sweetie. Here's your blanky." The teacher told the mother that she: