Exam 9: Language Development

Carter and his mother are reading a book about volcanoes. His mother asks him, "Do you remember when we saw the volcano on Hawaii? What did the lava look like?" What type of prompt in dialogic reading does this describe?

The process of acquiring emergent literacy skills begins in infancy.

What is metalinguistic ability? How does the development of metalinguistic abilities change the way that children can use language?

In their first six months, infants are able to discriminate phonemes that exist in languages that are not in their environment.

B.F. Skinner believed that learning occurs through the process of classical conditioning.

Describe the five basic aspects of language that researchers commonly study?

In dialogic reading, a completion prompt involves

Balanced reading is an approach to teaching reading that

One of the interventions that has had some success helping children with dyslexia improve their reading skills is

The idea that a grammatical structure for language is hardwired in our brain comes from

Which statement accurately describes early language development in deaf babies?

Children who are dyslexic have the greatest problem with comprehending language.

Echolalia can be a normal part of language development.

Babies as young as three to five days old sound like the language they have been hearing when they cry.

Maria's parents want her to continue to speak Spanish, even though they have lived in the United States for five years. The type of language that this refers to is called

Learning a second language at a young age is makes it more likely that a child will

Infants who are taught to use sign language have a slight advantage in their early spoken language.

When adolescents and adults write, their goal usually is to

Young children who learn two languages simultaneously will

What are the two basic ways that reading is commonly taught in schools? Based on the research, which of these do you believe is the most effective approach and why?