knowledge about sound-symbol relations in a language
What is phonological knowledge
100
the comprehension of language through listening or reading
What is receptive language
100
knowledge of how to use language to communicate
What is linguistic knowledge
100
emphasizes inborn or innate human capabilities as being responsible for language development
What is the nativist perspective
100
the study of language in the brain
What is neurolinguistics
200
the word labels that specify concepts and also the schemata that represent interrelations between concepts
What is semantic knowledge
200
the language a person is able to produce, as in speaking or writing
What is expressive language
200
conscious awareness of specific features of language
What is metalinguistic knowledge
200
based on the work of Joan Piaget, language is acquired as maturation occurs and cognitive competencies develop
What is cognitive developmental perspective
200
social interaction
What is a critical requirement for language acquisition
300
knowing how to combine words to create meaningful expressions, using rules or grammar, or word order
What is syntactic knowledge
300
listening, speaking, reading, writing
What are the four aspects of the language arts?
300
can verbally respond to questions about specific language features
What is verbalization of metalinguistic knowledge
300
emphasizes the role of "nurture" and considers learning to occur based on stimuli, responses, and reinforcements that occur in the environment
What is the behaviorist perspective
300
the place where a signal passes from one nerve cell to another
What is the synapse
400
knowledge of word structure
What is morphemic knowledge
400
allows children to be more successful in communicating with both teachers and peers, success in carrying conversations and responding in learning activities can contribute to further success at school
What is oral language competencies
400
the first level of language knowledge
What is linguistic knowledge
400
involves the production of speech that approximates the speech of another person
What is imitative speech
400
the two sections that the brain is divided into
What are hemispheres
500
knowledge or awareness of the overall intent of the communication and how language is used to a achieve that intent
What is pragmatic knowledge
500
expressive and receptive
What are the two modes of oral and written language competencies?
500
level of knowledge reached by the primary grades
What is verbalization of metalinguistic knowledge
500
focuses on the primary role of sociocultural interaction in development of language knowledge (vygotsky) language is influenced by the society in which the individual lives
What is the interactionist perspective
500
the process that occurs during maturation and growth of the brain where each of the hemispheres develop certain cognitive functions