Question 1

Chall describes reading skills in five stages.Which stage below is stated incorrectly?

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 0: Children master several prerequisites for reading. 
B) Stage 1: Children are in first and second grade and learn to read. 
C) Stage 2: Reading is still not used much for learning. 
D) Stage 3: Children have no trouble understanding information presented from multiple perspectives within the same story. 
A) Stage 0: Children master several prerequisites for reading. 
B) Stage 1: Children are in first and second grade and learn to read. 
C) Stage 2: Reading is still not used much for learning. 
D) Stage 3: Children have no trouble understanding information presented from multiple perspectives within the same story.

Question 2

Identify three ways parents may facilitate infants and toddlers language development.

Accepted Answer

1)Be an active conversational

Question 3

The meanings of words and sentences is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) syntax. 
B) pragmatics. 
C) semantics. 
D) phonology. 
A) syntax. 
B) pragmatics. 
C) semantics. 
D) phonology.

Question 4

Basic sounds,such as "th," are called:

Accepted Answer

A) vowels. 
B) syllables. 
C) morphemes. 
D) phonemes. 
A) vowels. 
B) syllables. 
C) morphemes. 
D) phonemes.

Question 5

_____ is an approach to reading that stresses that reading instruction should parallel children's natural language learning.

Accepted Answer

A) Phonetics 
B) Keyword 
C) Whole language 
D) Back to basics 
A) Phonetics 
B) Keyword 
C) Whole language 
D) Back to basics

Question 6

As an international businessperson,Deirdre,who already speaks Japanese,needs to be aware that in Japan numerous rules concern the process of thanking someone.Deirdre should take a class in the _____ of Japanese prior to her trip to Tokyo.

Accepted Answer

A) pragmatics 
B) syntax 
C) morphology 
D) phonetics 
A) pragmatics 
B) syntax 
C) morphology 
D) phonetics

Question 7

If 4-year-old Mary were to overgeneralize when making an error with a morpheme,which one of the following words would be an example?

Accepted Answer

A) Saw 
B) Was 
C) Falled 
D) Turned 
A) Saw 
B) Was 
C) Falled 
D) Turned

Question 8

List six symptoms or characteristics involved with Williams syndrome.

Accepted Answer

Very low IQ; limited motor control; limi

Question 9

When 2-year-old Latisha asked her mother,"Daddy goed to bank?" her mother replied,"Yes,Daddy went to the bank." What strategy did her mother use to enhance her daughter's language acquisition?

Accepted Answer

A) Echoing 
B) Labelling 
C) Recasting 
D) Expanding 
A) Echoing 
B) Labelling 
C) Recasting 
D) Expanding

Question 10

How many morphemes are in the word farmer?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4

Question 11

Two-year-old Katya has a vocabulary that includes the word kitty.When she goes to a zoo for the first time,she refers to all four-legged animals with tails as "kitty." Kim's behaviour provides an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) overextension. 
B) underextension. 
C) telegraphic speech. 
D) the holophrase hypothesis. 
A) overextension. 
B) underextension. 
C) telegraphic speech. 
D) the holophrase hypothesis.

Question 12

When comparing the effectiveness of the whole-language and phonics approaches to reading,most researchers agree that:

Accepted Answer

A) neither approach is particularly effective. 
B) the whole-language approach is most effective. 
C) the phonics approach is most effective. 
D) a combination of both approaches is beneficial. 
A) neither approach is particularly effective. 
B) the whole-language approach is most effective. 
C) the phonics approach is most effective. 
D) a combination of both approaches is beneficial.

Question 13

What is one thing that parents should not do if their child is slow in developing language skills?

Accepted Answer

A) Give the child opportunities to talk. 
B) Talk often and read to the child. 
C) Use deliberate methods to teach their child to talk. 
D) Provide a rich verbal environment. 
A) Give the child opportunities to talk. 
B) Talk often and read to the child. 
C) Use deliberate methods to teach their child to talk. 
D) Provide a rich verbal environment.

Question 14

The sentence "The mobile laughed at the baby until she cried" violates the language rule of:

Accepted Answer

A) syntax. 
B) pragmatics. 
C) semantics. 
D) phonology. 
A) syntax. 
B) pragmatics. 
C) semantics. 
D) phonology.

Question 15

At about _____ years old,children develop a remarkable sensitivity to the needs of others in conversation.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 6 
D) 8 
A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 6 
D) 8

Question 16

Three-year-old Elizabeth says to her mother,"We went to the playground." Her mother asks her,"When did you go to the playground?" This strategy used to enhance Elizabeth's language is called:

Accepted Answer

A) echoing. 
B) labelling. 
C) recasting. 
D) expanding. 
A) echoing. 
B) labelling. 
C) recasting. 
D) expanding.

Question 17

Which English-speaking adolescent would most likely know who is getting hit in the sentence "George was hit by John?"

Accepted Answer

A) One who understands syntax 
B) One who understands displacement 
C) One who understands generativity 
D) One who understands morphology 
A) One who understands syntax 
B) One who understands displacement 
C) One who understands generativity 
D) One who understands morphology

Question 18

Which word is least likely to be the first word uttered by an English-speaking infant?

Accepted Answer

A) Bye 
B) Dog 
C) Cry 
D) Doll 
A) Bye 
B) Dog 
C) Cry 
D) Doll

Question 19

Which statement describes Broca's area?

Accepted Answer

A) It controls muscles involved in speech production. 
B) It is involved in language comprehension. 
C) It is found in both brain hemispheres. 
D) It is the location of the language acquisition device. 
A) It controls muscles involved in speech production. 
B) It is involved in language comprehension. 
C) It is found in both brain hemispheres. 
D) It is the location of the language acquisition device.

Question 20

While sitting at a baseball game,De Andre points to a weeping baby and says,"Baby cry." De Andre's big sister Rose responds,"Yes,the baby is crying.The baby is crying a lot." Rose is enhancing De Andre's language acquisition through:

Accepted Answer

A) echoing. 
B) labelling. 
C) expanding. 
D) motherese. 
A) echoing. 
B) labelling. 
C) expanding. 
D) motherese.

Chall describes reading skills in five stages.Which stage below is stated incorrectly?

Identify three ways parents may facilitate infants and toddlers language development.

The meanings of words and sentences is referred to as:

Basic sounds,such as "th," are called:

_____ is an approach to reading that stresses that reading instruction should parallel children's natural language learning.

As an international businessperson,Deirdre,who already speaks Japanese,needs to be aware that in Japan numerous rules concern the process of thanking someone.Deirdre should take a class in the _____ of Japanese prior to her trip to Tokyo.

If 4-year-old Mary were to overgeneralize when making an error with a morpheme,which one of the following words would be an example?

List six symptoms or characteristics involved with Williams syndrome.

When 2-year-old Latisha asked her mother,"Daddy goed to bank?" her mother replied,"Yes,Daddy went to the bank." What strategy did her mother use to enhance her daughter's language acquisition?

How many morphemes are in the word farmer?

Two-year-old Katya has a vocabulary that includes the word kitty.When she goes to a zoo for the first time,she refers to all four-legged animals with tails as "kitty." Kim's behaviour provides an example of:

When comparing the effectiveness of the whole-language and phonics approaches to reading,most researchers agree that:

What is one thing that parents should not do if their child is slow in developing language skills?

The sentence "The mobile laughed at the baby until she cried" violates the language rule of:

At about _____ years old,children develop a remarkable sensitivity to the needs of others in conversation.

Three-year-old Elizabeth says to her mother,"We went to the playground." Her mother asks her,"When did you go to the playground?" This strategy used to enhance Elizabeth's language is called:

Which English-speaking adolescent would most likely know who is getting hit in the sentence "George was hit by John?"

Which word is least likely to be the first word uttered by an English-speaking infant?

Which statement describes Broca's area?

While sitting at a baseball game,De Andre points to a weeping baby and says,"Baby cry." De Andre's big sister Rose responds,"Yes,the baby is crying.The baby is crying a lot." Rose is enhancing De Andre's language acquisition through:

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Exam 9: Language Development

Chall describes reading skills in five stages.Which stage below is stated incorrectly?

Identify three ways parents may facilitate infants and toddlers language development.

The meanings of words and sentences is referred to as:

Basic sounds,such as "th," are called:

_____ is an approach to reading that stresses that reading instruction should parallel children's natural language learning.

As an international businessperson,Deirdre,who already speaks Japanese,needs to be aware that in Japan numerous rules concern the process of thanking someone.Deirdre should take a class in the _____ of Japanese prior to her trip to Tokyo.

If 4-year-old Mary were to overgeneralize when making an error with a morpheme,which one of the following words would be an example?

List six symptoms or characteristics involved with Williams syndrome.

When 2-year-old Latisha asked her mother,"Daddy goed to bank?" her mother replied,"Yes,Daddy went to the bank." What strategy did her mother use to enhance her daughter's language acquisition?

How many morphemes are in the word farmer?

Two-year-old Katya has a vocabulary that includes the word kitty.When she goes to a zoo for the first time,she refers to all four-legged animals with tails as "kitty." Kim's behaviour provides an example of:

When comparing the effectiveness of the whole-language and phonics approaches to reading,most researchers agree that:

What is one thing that parents should not do if their child is slow in developing language skills?

The sentence "The mobile laughed at the baby until she cried" violates the language rule of:

At about _____ years old,children develop a remarkable sensitivity to the needs of others in conversation.

Three-year-old Elizabeth says to her mother,"We went to the playground." Her mother asks her,"When did you go to the playground?" This strategy used to enhance Elizabeth's language is called:

Which English-speaking adolescent would most likely know who is getting hit in the sentence "George was hit by John?"

Which word is least likely to be the first word uttered by an English-speaking infant?

Which statement describes Broca's area?

While sitting at a baseball game,De Andre points to a weeping baby and says,"Baby cry." De Andre's big sister Rose responds,"Yes,the baby is crying.The baby is crying a lot." Rose is enhancing De Andre's language acquisition through:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Technology

Filters