Chapter 10 Flashcards
(45 cards)
What number does US rank in the world per-pupil spending?
4th
In what 2 subjects is the US lower than other countries in ?
Math and Reading
15 year old americans are in what zone in reading? in math? falling behind which two countries?
middle zone for reading. low/bottom in math. Estonia and Solvenia.
What are the biggest language changes?
Semantics and Pragmatics
what is metalinguistic ability?
ability to think about language.
what skills do children have to have in order to draw and write at this age?
fine motor skills/ gross motor skills?
what becomes increasingly important and what continues to develop?
peers become important. theory of mind continues to develop.
At what age is metalinguistic ability fully achieved.
7-8 years old
what is a noun/ noun phrase?
noun: person, place, think or idea noun phrase: a sentence role filled both people and objects.
At what age do children become better at using pronouns appropriately?
6 years old
What are noun reflexives?
“himself, herself” begin to use at 6 years old.
What are mass nouns?
Homogenous, non-individualized substances EX: water, sand , air
What are count nouns?
heterogenous, individualized substance. EX: tomato, pencil
Are verb phrases harder or easier than noun phrases?
harder
At what age should irregular verbs be achieved?
8 years old. irregular verbs develop slowly. EX: caught, slid, blew
Sentences become what?
longer and more sophisticated- more varied
At what age do children begin to understand passive sentences?
5 years old.
____% of __-__ years old produce full passive sentences.
80% of 7.5-8 years old.
Complex sentences have what?
independent and dependent clause. EX: WE WILL GO TO THE MOVIES (independent) if we have enough money (Dependent)
Compound sentence have what?
Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. EX: I went the movies (independent) AND my mom bought us popcorn. (independent)
Where is morphological really stressed in?
The common core state standards.
What are derivational suffixes?
Change in word classes. EX: Root word: Attach(verb) Derivational suffix: -ment Attachment: changed in to a noun.
What are the three uses of -ER?
First: Mark the initiator of an action. Mastered at 8 years old. Ex: paintER, preachER
Second: Marks an instrument for accomplishing an action. Mastered at 11 years old. EX: erasER, blowER
Third: Used as a comparative. Mastered in mid-elementary. EX: smallER, StrongER
5 year olds have an expressive vocabulary of how many words? 1st graders? 6th graders?
5year olds: 2200 words 1st graders: 2600 words but can understand 8,000-10,000 english root words. 6th graders: 50,000 words