Trial and Error Flashcards
(37 cards)
How many BOUND morphemes are in the sentence ‘He picked up the flashlight’?
1
Loss or impairment of language ability caused by brain damage is called _______________.
aphasia
Identify all characteristics of the ‘whole-language’ approach to reading instruction.
- Instruction is geared toward the understanding of language’s communicative function.
- Integration of reading with other skills and subjects, such as science and social studies.
- Instruction paralleling the ‘natural language’ learning of children.
Over the course of a couple weeks, a child consistently says ‘ba-ba-ba-ba’ while reaching her bottle. This PROBABLY is an example of ____________________.
duplicated babbling
The child does not appear to understand that she needs to keep her voice down while in the library. This may be an example of the child’s limited _______________ skills.
pragmatic
Which of the following is NOT a positive aspect of bilingualism?
The exhibition of cognitive flexibility.
What did Jean Berko conclude from her studies?
Children possess morphological rules.
First words usually are uttered between _______ and _______ months of age.
10; 15
Damage to Broca’s area often causes problems in speech production, whereas damage to Wernicke’s area often causes problems in language comprehension.
True
According to Patricia Kuhl, infants completely lose their status as universal linguists at about _______ months.
12
Which theorist proposes an INTERACTIONIST approach to language acquisition?
Jerome Bruner
How many TOTAL MORPHEMES are in the sentence ‘He looked at the flashlight, but did not pick it up’?
12
Match the strategy of speech used by adults to enhance the child’s acquisition of language with its proper example.
- expanding - A baby sitter restates what a child says in a more sophisticated way.
- labeling - A mother identifies the name of a thing for her child.
- recasting - A father rephrases what a child says in the form of a question.
- echoing - A father repeats what his daughter says.
A national assessment has shown that fourth-grade children had higher scores on a national reading test when they read _______ or more pages daily for school and homework.
15
The rapid increase in vocabulary that begins at about 18 months is called the vocabulary ______________.
spurt
The ‘whole-language approach’ to reading instruction involves the use of reading materials that are extremely challenging for children to understand.
False
Which of the following illustrates telegraphic speech?
‘Daddy go work?’
Which of the following represents the correct developmental progression of speech-related sounds during the first year of life?
From crying to cooing, duplicated babbling, then variegated babbling.
_______________ is the ability for children to talk about things that are not physically present.
Displacement
Shawn, who is 12 months old, shows that he knows the meanings of many words than he can use. This is characteristic of infants’ ________________ vocabularies at this age.
receptive
On average, infants utter their first word at about _______ months.
12
Match the rule systems of language with their definitions.
- semantics - It is concerned with meaning.
- syntax - It is concerned with grammar.
- morphology - It is concerned with the units of meaning involved in word formation.
- pragmatics - It is concerned with the ability to use language in context.
- phonology - It is the sound system of a language.
Children with Williams Syndrome have excellent verbal skills but low IQ.
True
Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of first words?
They include at least one bound morpheme.
