Theories
He developed the theory of operant conditioning using reinforcement.
Skinner
Both infant and caregiver gaze at the same object.
Joint attention
When parents actively talking about a picture book with their child.
dialogic reading
The ability measured by repeating a string of numbers in reverse order.
Working Memory
Anything that represents something that is not present.
A symbol
A modern application of operant conditioning. Use primarily with children with ASD
Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)
The special way we talk to infants and young children in a high pitch, exaggerating with a lot of rythm.
Child-directed speech or motherese
A metalinguistic skill involving the manipulation of sounds and syllables in spoken language.
Phonological awareness
The part of the brain responsible for executive functioning.
Frontal lobes
Challenges with spelling that are motor in nature.
Graphomotor dysgraphia
His theory of cognitive development revolved around stages of development.
Piaget
By two years old, babies typically have this many words.
300
Matching the sound to the letter.
Grapheme-phoneme correspondence
A neurological disorder associated with challenges in areas of executive functioning.
ADD/ADHD
A teaching approach that accommodates the needs of all learners.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
This is a modern application of Vygotsky's theory. Instead of testing what a child can do, the instructor asks questions to determine their understanding of a concept
Dynamic Assessment
This is the part of grammar that is typically learned first.
Nouns
An instructional method that focuses on teaching GPCs and blending sounds together to form words.
Phonics
The ability to discuss and talk about language.
metalinguistic knowledge
The strongest predictor of reading ability across languages.
Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN)
The Language Acquisition Device and Universal Grammar are an example of this type of theory.
Nativism
These are the three domains that describe language according to Bloom & Lahey.
Form, Content and Use
A subtype of dyslexia involving an over-reliance on the orthographic form accompanied by challenges in phonological decoding.
Dysphonetic dyslexia
The ability to know and understand what someone else might think.
Theory of Mind
Challenges with reading, writing or Math that are unexpected given the child's age.
A specific learning disability (SLD)