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What does DLL stand for?
Dual language learner.
What is a minority language?
It is the language spoken by a minority population
What is a telegraphic speech?
Telegraphic speech is the use of a few content words as an entire utterance
What does LEP stand for ?
Limited English Proficient.
When do babies turn into language bound listeners?
Before their first birthday
What does the term emergent multilingual learners conveys?
This term conveys optimism and respect for children’s abilities to develop more than one language in school.
Why do children need exposure to both languages?
They need exposure to both languages so both can develop strongly.
True or False
When Leandro was playing in the block area, he brought a block over to me.
False
He brought a car (page 56)
When Leandro was playing in the block area, he brought a CAR over to me
When do schools use a home language survey?
It is used when students first register for a new school
What does the social brain control?
It controls the babies taking their statistics
What does the Journal of Multilingual Education Research focuses on?
What is pressing topics in the education of young emergent bilinguals at this time of Pre-Kindergarten expansion.
Why is language important?
any of the following
It is important because we use it to communicate information, to build relationships,to play games and tell stories.
When do second language learners begin the process of productive language use?
When they acquire a number of vocabulary items and useful phrases and begin building their own sentences.
What do educators use to reclassify a student as English proficient?
An oral proficiency test in English
What happens during the clinical sound developmental period of babies?
during this period, the baby is taking statistics as we talk and they are listening.
True or False
Only two states two states mandate bilingual instruction at the preschool level.
True
What is it called when two or more people switch languages in a conversation?
Code Switching
What is the difference between TELEGRAPHIC AND FORMULAIC SPEECH?
telegraphic speech only uses key words in a sentence and Formulaic speech is a verbal expression with no literal meaning.
True or False
53% of emergent bilinguals go to schools where more than 30% of their peers are also emergent bilinguals.
True!!
At what age does language exhibits a systematic decline?
At age 7
Who found that vocabulary mastery in Spanish supports reading comprehension in English?
Bialystok
Fill in the blank
________ can break down barriers and build bridges.
Bilinguals
1) home-language use, 2) nonverbal period,
3) telegraphic and formulaic use, and 4) productive use
What percentage of Latino emergents drop out of high school?
More than 59%
What is the name of the machine used to get inside the babies brains?
Magnetoencephalography (MEG)