EDUC 3750U Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Lev Vygotsky, Phonological Awareness, Language Processing In The Brain
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Connectionist theorists later challenged that view, suggesting that there is no hard wiring or language acquistition device, but rather there is an ability to detect patterns and calculate probabilities; children pay attention to patterns related to language. By the times kids begin school at age 5 or six, they use language that seems adultlike in many respects. Over the years, there are changes in receptive language and expressive language. Receptive language - the ability to understand the language that one hears or reads. Social development: vygotsky"s sociocultural theory of learning. One of the first educators that pointed out that you shouldn"t dismiss the value and impact that a student"s culture, environment and home life have on learning. Believed in the impact of culture: social constructivism. The process by which knowledge is actively created through social relationships and interactions. They don"t just soak up information and know it. Experiences and beliefs impact what we think.
