Important Terms
This is the assumption that children make when they think there is only one name for an object.
What is mutual exclusivity constraint?
This word has three ____: ch-o-p
What are phonemes?
This theory believes language development happens when we reinforce a baby's babbling by vocalizing back.
What is behaviorism?
This is when children with ASD repeat what is said rather than answering.
What is echolalia?
This area of the brain deals with understanding the meaning in speech.
What is Wernicke’s area?
This type of speech is tailored specifically for infants and children using higher pitches and simplified vocabulary.
What is child-directed speech?
This is communication in social situations.
What are pragmatics?
This theory discusses the nature through nurture interplay; the child's biological readiness interacts with their lived experiences.
What is interactionism?
This is the language of a child's culture or country of origin.
What is a heritage language?
This area of the brain helps in the physical production of speech.
What is Broca's area?
This type of speech uses small words and omits unnecessary words.
What is telegraphic speech?
This is the order of words and the rules we follow.
What is syntax?
This theory states that infants try to imitate the speech they hear.
What is social cognitive theory?
This is a set of skills, such as knowing how to hold a book, that children learn before they actually start to read and write.
What is emergent literacy?
This is when an adult and infant converse with one another.
What is a protoconversation?
This is when children and adult both look at the same thing.
What is joint attention?
This word has two ___: wait-ed
This theory states that infants' brains are hardwired and prepared for language development.
What is nativism?
This is when a child and parent actively read a book together.
What is dialogic reading?
Chomsky believed this was the sole part of the brain devoted to language development.
What is the language acquisition device (LAD)?
This is when children are able to understand whether a story makes logical sense.
What are discourse skills?
This the study of words, phrases, and sentences.
What are semantics?
This theory states that autocompletion on tech devices and brains function in a similar way.
What is statistical learning?
"You do realize that vampires aren’t real. Unless you Count Dracula." is an example of this. (HINT: The correct answer isn't "joke." Think about language development!)
What is metalinguistic abilities/awareness?
This is when children assume that a name applies to an object in its entirety, not its parts.
What is whole object bias?