Aspects of Language
Knowledge regarding sound/symbol relationship
What is phonological knowledge?
Late kindergarten and primary students are in this level of language knowledge
What is Verbalization of Metalinguistic Knowledge?
This perspective says that inborn/innate human capabilities are responsible for language development.
What is Nativist Perspective?
The smallest linguistic unit of sound.
What is a phoneme?
A person's comprehension of oral/written language.
What is receptive language?
Knowledge regarding word labels and specific schemata
What is semantic knowledge?
Preschool and early kindergarteners are in this level of language knowledge.
What is Metalinguistic Knowledge?
This perspective says that language is acquired as maturation occurs.
What is Cognitive Developmental Perspective?
The way variations in intonation, loudness, tempo and rhythm, are used to add meaning to what is said.
What is prosody?
A person's production of language to communicate.
What is expressive language?
Knowledge regarding the combination of words to make meaningful phrases
What is syntactic knowledge?
Toddlers and preschoolers are in this level of language knowledge.
What is Linguistic Knowledge?
This perspective says that learning is based on stimuli, responses, and reinforcements of the environment.
What is Behaviorist perspective?
What is schemata?
This is the receptive mode of oral language.
What is listening?
What is morphemic knowledge?
In this level of language knowledge, a child has knowledge of how to use language to communicate.
What is Linguistic Knowledge?
This perspective states that children acquire language in attempts to communicate with the surrounding world.
What is Sociocultural perspective?
The smallest unit of meaning in a language.
What is a morpheme?
This is the expressive form of oral language.
What is speaking?
Knowledge regarding use of language in social/cultural contexts
What is pragmatic knowledge?
In this level of language, children can verbally respond to questions about specific language features.
What is Verbalization of Metalinguistic Knowledge?
This perspective is known as the "hybrid" approach.
What is Interactionist perspective?
Assuming a particular word follows a regular pattern, when it follows an irregular pattern.
This is the receptive mode of written language.
What is reading?