Metalinguistic Development
This term describes thinking about and analyzing language as an object.
What is "metalinguistic awareness?"
These books have endings that lead back to the beginning, forming a loop.
What are "circular stories?"
Women are more likely than men to use these types of descriptive words, like "adorable."
What are "gentler descriptors?"
Adding "-s" to a word for plurality is an example of this morphological change.
What is "inflection?"
Recognizing your name in print typically occurs during this phase of reading development.
What is the "pre-reading phase?"
Judging whether a sentence is grammatically correct demonstrates this metalinguistic skill.
What is "grammaticality judgment?"
Stories where each part builds upon previous parts, creating a growing sequence, are called this.
What are "cumulative stories?"
Men interrupt more frequently than women, but both genders are more likely to interrupt this group.
What is "women?"
Turning "slow" into "slowly" demonstrates this type of change.
What is "derivational morphology?"
Using contextual inferences to analyze unknown words is characteristic of this phase.
What is the "second reading phase?"
This awareness is crucial for integrating sounds with written symbols in reading.
What is "phonemic awareness?"
Stories built around a repetitive question fall into this category.
What are "question-and-answer stories?"
This term describes how children recognize gender differences in language as early as this grade.
What is "first grade?"
Modifying the root of a word, like "profound," to "profundity," is an example of this alteration.
What is "morphophonemic alteration?"
In this phase, the focus shifts from decoding to comprehension.
What is the "third reading phase"?
Knowing when to use polite requests based on context is an example of this skill.
What is "register awareness?"
Repetition of rhyme, rhythm, or refrains is characteristic of this type of predictable book.
What are "rhythmic stories?"
Women tend to introduce more new topics, but only this fraction of their topics is sustained.
What is "one-third?"
This change occurs when adding suffixes to expand noun or verb phrases.
What is "morphological modification?"
This skill involves understanding relationships like cause and effect within a text.
What is "literate language?"
Recognizing multiple meanings in words like “bark” (tree vs. dog) requires this skill.
What is "semantic flexibility?"
These stories involve easily recognizable themes, such as days of the week or counting.
What are "familiar sequence stories?"
Men’s conversational topics often revolve around this, while women’s focus on relationships.
What is "sports?"
These advanced suffixes convert verbs into gerunds, such as "run" into "running."
What are "derivational suffixes?"
This advanced metalinguistic skill is crucial for summarizing, interpreting, and building comprehension during the later stages of reading development.
What is "synthesizing information?"