Question 1

After the age of ________, children have the greater ability to sustain conversation with cohesive syntactic devices.

Accepted Answer

A)  seven 
B)  six 
C)  five 
D)  four 
A)  seven 
B)  six 
C)  five 
D)  four

Question 2

The social world of girls is based on the view that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the popular girls should initiate or dominate conversation. 
B)  attracting an audience is inappropriate. 
C)  homogeneous grouping and language use is preferable. 
D)  All of these answers are true. 
A)  the popular girls should initiate or dominate conversation. 
B)  attracting an audience is inappropriate. 
C)  homogeneous grouping and language use is preferable. 
D)  All of these answers are true.

Question 3

Features of language which older children use in developing narrative skill are:

Accepted Answer

A)  coherence and cohesion. 
B)  story structure and story grammar. 
C)  All of these answers are true. 
D)  None of these answers are true. 
A)  coherence and cohesion. 
B)  story structure and story grammar. 
C)  All of these answers are true. 
D)  None of these answers are true.

Question 4

Applying oral language skills to literacy development is:

Accepted Answer

A)  common to all linguistic communities that have a written language tradition. 
B)  a natural step in education of children. 
C)  not intrinsic to human nature. 
D)  the purpose of education. 
A)  common to all linguistic communities that have a written language tradition. 
B)  a natural step in education of children. 
C)  not intrinsic to human nature. 
D)  the purpose of education.

Question 5

Phonological awareness is a key indicator of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Children's ability to tell stories. 
B)  How to distinguish dyslexic readers from normally developing readers. 
C)  Children's reading performance. 
D)  Reading readiness. 
A)  Children's ability to tell stories. 
B)  How to distinguish dyslexic readers from normally developing readers. 
C)  Children's reading performance. 
D)  Reading readiness.

Question 6

Huttenlocher, Levine and Evea (1998) measured children's vocabulary at three ages and:

Accepted Answer

A)  examined how the school experience influenced oral language development. 
B)  studied the effect of schooling on children's grammar. 
C)  found that the children learned more in the younger grades than in older grades. 
D)  demonstrated that school has a positive affect on vocabulary development in older grades. 
A)  examined how the school experience influenced oral language development. 
B)  studied the effect of schooling on children's grammar. 
C)  found that the children learned more in the younger grades than in older grades. 
D)  demonstrated that school has a positive affect on vocabulary development in older grades.

Question 7

Research on the relationship reading to high school graduation levels indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Who do not read well have the greatest potential to drop out of high school. 
B)  English as second language learners have poor reading levels and high drop out rates. 
C)  That reading levels do not relate to oral language skills. 
D)  Computer literacy is a key requirement for graduation. 
A)  Who do not read well have the greatest potential to drop out of high school. 
B)  English as second language learners have poor reading levels and high drop out rates. 
C)  That reading levels do not relate to oral language skills. 
D)  Computer literacy is a key requirement for graduation.

Question 8

Researchers examined how older children learn new vocabulary. Results indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A)  children best learn vocabulary when taught in context 
B)  they rely on repeated use of the root word. 
C)  vocabulary is best learned when each word is explicitly taught. 
D)  further research on vocabulary development and teaching methods should be conducted. 
A)  children best learn vocabulary when taught in context 
B)  they rely on repeated use of the root word. 
C)  vocabulary is best learned when each word is explicitly taught. 
D)  further research on vocabulary development and teaching methods should be conducted.

Question 9

Phenomena which contribute to lexical development in children after the age of five include:

Accepted Answer

A)  growth in known vocabulary. 
B)  changes in knowledge of word formation processes. 
C)  increasing ability and focus on learning new words from context. 
D)  All of these answers are true. 
A)  growth in known vocabulary. 
B)  changes in knowledge of word formation processes. 
C)  increasing ability and focus on learning new words from context. 
D)  All of these answers are true.

Question 10

Describe developmental changes in picture-elicited narratives and compare to the developmental changes in structural complexity of children's fantasy narratives.

Accepted Answer

Developmental changes in picture-elicite

Question 11

In his studies on language change, Labov (1970) suggested that:

Accepted Answer

A)  peer influence on dialect is related to age and exposure to new social groups. 
B)  change in dialects relates to a number of factors, including prestige, marriage status, social and economic conditions. 
C)  dialectical changes are consistent and predictable in children over the age of five. 
D)  sociopolitical circumstances are not an influence in dialect change among adolescents. 
A)  peer influence on dialect is related to age and exposure to new social groups. 
B)  change in dialects relates to a number of factors, including prestige, marriage status, social and economic conditions. 
C)  dialectical changes are consistent and predictable in children over the age of five. 
D)  sociopolitical circumstances are not an influence in dialect change among adolescents.

Question 12

Senechal and LeFevre (2001) researched early literacy experiences and found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents who taught their children directly increased their children's literacy skills. 
B)  benefits of teaching children directly at home impact the children's skills through the first grade. 
C)  benefits of teaching children directly at home impact the children's skills throughout their school years. 
D)  direct teaching at home and exposure to books were connected to increase reading scores for children. 
A)  parents who taught their children directly increased their children's literacy skills. 
B)  benefits of teaching children directly at home impact the children's skills through the first grade. 
C)  benefits of teaching children directly at home impact the children's skills throughout their school years. 
D)  direct teaching at home and exposure to books were connected to increase reading scores for children.

Question 13

Factors that influence children's language development in school include:

Accepted Answer

A)  exposure to new vocabulary. 
B)  quality of teachers. 
C)  differences between home and school languages. 
D)  All of these answers are true. 
A)  exposure to new vocabulary. 
B)  quality of teachers. 
C)  differences between home and school languages. 
D)  All of these answers are true.

Question 14

Describe research on how children acquire phonological awareness in different languages.

Accepted Answer

Research on how children acquire phonolo

Question 15

Children have essentially mastered the phonology of their language:

Accepted Answer

A)  by the age of two years and six months. 
B)  before entering school at age five. 
C)  at different ages across differing cultures. 
D)  at age four if developing according to normal milestones. 
A)  by the age of two years and six months. 
B)  before entering school at age five. 
C)  at different ages across differing cultures. 
D)  at age four if developing according to normal milestones.

Question 16

While children's vocabulary develops and expands,

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of different words they use stays the same, but their use of content words increases. 
B)  the lexical properties of their language changes. 
C)  the number of different words they use expands. 
D)  the ratio of content words to total words used decreases. 
A)  the number of different words they use stays the same, but their use of content words increases. 
B)  the lexical properties of their language changes. 
C)  the number of different words they use expands. 
D)  the ratio of content words to total words used decreases.

Question 17

Maltz and Baker (1982) submit that gender differences in language use

Accepted Answer

A)  Are a result of innate biological programming. 
B)  Manifested in miscommunications between men and women. 
C)  A result of cultural and social expectations about identify and role. 
D)  Related to peer pressure. 
A)  Are a result of innate biological programming. 
B)  Manifested in miscommunications between men and women. 
C)  A result of cultural and social expectations about identify and role. 
D)  Related to peer pressure.

Question 18

Out of such nonliteral uses of language as metaphor, irony and idioms, researchers have focused mostly on ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  use of idioms in humor 
B)  irony in narratives 
C)  metaphor 
D)  irony and idioms 
A)  use of idioms in humor 
B)  irony in narratives 
C)  metaphor 
D)  irony and idioms

Question 19

A comparison of how 3-year old children learn new words to how older children and adults learn, indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  older children are dependent on peer modeling of the new word. 
B)  both groups of children use similar processes to learn new words. 
C)  younger children use less interactive cues than older children. 
D)  older children learn as gradually as, making mistakes, just as adults do. 
A)  older children are dependent on peer modeling of the new word. 
B)  both groups of children use similar processes to learn new words. 
C)  younger children use less interactive cues than older children. 
D)  older children learn as gradually as, making mistakes, just as adults do.

Question 20

How children develop phonological awareness is a subject of research on:

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching songs, nursery rhymes, and word games in any given culture. 
B)  early childhood cognitive development. 
C)  child speech production. 
D)  secondary language activity, including reading. 
A)  teaching songs, nursery rhymes, and word games in any given culture. 
B)  early childhood cognitive development. 
C)  child speech production. 
D)  secondary language activity, including reading.

After the age of ________, children have the greater ability to sustain conversation with cohesive syntactic devices.

The social world of girls is based on the view that:

Features of language which older children use in developing narrative skill are:

Applying oral language skills to literacy development is:

Phonological awareness is a key indicator of:

Huttenlocher, Levine and Evea (1998) measured children's vocabulary at three ages and:

Research on the relationship reading to high school graduation levels indicates that:

Researchers examined how older children learn new vocabulary. Results indicate that:

Phenomena which contribute to lexical development in children after the age of five include:

Describe developmental changes in picture-elicited narratives and compare to the developmental changes in structural complexity of children's fantasy narratives.

In his studies on language change, Labov (1970) suggested that:

Senechal and LeFevre (2001) researched early literacy experiences and found that:

Factors that influence children's language development in school include:

Describe research on how children acquire phonological awareness in different languages.

Children have essentially mastered the phonology of their language:

While children's vocabulary develops and expands,

Maltz and Baker (1982) submit that gender differences in language use

Out of such nonliteral uses of language as metaphor, irony and idioms, researchers have focused mostly on ______________.

A comparison of how 3-year old children learn new words to how older children and adults learn, indicates that:

How children develop phonological awareness is a subject of research on:

Introduction to the Study of Language Development

Biological Bases of Language Development

Communicative Development: Foundations and Functions of Language

Phonological Development: Learning the Sounds of Language

Lexical Development: Learning Words

The Development of Syntax and Morphology: Learning the Structure of Language

Language, Culture, and Cognition in Development

Childhood Bilingualism

Language Development in Special Populations

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Exam 9: Language in School Years

After the age of ________, children have the greater ability to sustain conversation with cohesive syntactic devices.

The social world of girls is based on the view that:

Features of language which older children use in developing narrative skill are:

Applying oral language skills to literacy development is:

Phonological awareness is a key indicator of:

Huttenlocher, Levine and Evea (1998) measured children's vocabulary at three ages and:

Research on the relationship reading to high school graduation levels indicates that:

Researchers examined how older children learn new vocabulary. Results indicate that:

Phenomena which contribute to lexical development in children after the age of five include:

Describe developmental changes in picture-elicited narratives and compare to the developmental changes in structural complexity of children's fantasy narratives.

In his studies on language change, Labov (1970) suggested that:

Senechal and LeFevre (2001) researched early literacy experiences and found that:

Factors that influence children's language development in school include:

Describe research on how children acquire phonological awareness in different languages.

Children have essentially mastered the phonology of their language:

While children's vocabulary develops and expands,

Maltz and Baker (1982) submit that gender differences in language use

Out of such nonliteral uses of language as metaphor, irony and idioms, researchers have focused mostly on ______________.

A comparison of how 3-year old children learn new words to how older children and adults learn, indicates that:

How children develop phonological awareness is a subject of research on:

Introduction to the Study of Language Development

Biological Bases of Language Development

Communicative Development: Foundations and Functions of Language

Phonological Development: Learning the Sounds of Language

Lexical Development: Learning Words

The Development of Syntax and Morphology: Learning the Structure of Language

Language, Culture, and Cognition in Development

Childhood Bilingualism

Language Development in Special Populations

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