EDF-4210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Language Acquisition, Cognitive Flexibility, Critical Period
20 Mar 2019
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Language acquisition: cultures create words for the concepts that are important to them, language changes over time to reflect changing cultural needs and values. Young children demonstrate tendency to speak even before they acquire languages they learn by observation. Some experts think that language is a human innate ability: others think that that is shaped by culture, emergent literacy. The skills and knowledge, usually developed in the preschool years, that are the foundation for the development of reading and writing. It is the building blocks of conventional language skills (reading and writing). What are some ways in which families and teachers can promote language development: talking with (not at) children, reading books together, acting out stories, language diversity. Heritage language: the language spoken in the student"s home or by members of the family. Academic language: the entire range of language used in elementary, secondary, and university- level schools including words, concepts, strategies, and processes from academic subjects.
