Caregiver Language Flashcards
Name the three roles of the caregiver
Scaffolding,facilitating,enhancing
Why is the caregivers role important
Allows children to join in conversations as they can answer questions and develop
Features of child directed speech
Repetition
higher pitch
child’s name rarther than pronouns
presents tense
one word utterance/ short sentences
Few verbs
Concrete nouns
Expansion’s / recast
Where did Chomsky think language come from in children
Chomsky things language occurs from an inbuilt processing device (LAD)
Where did Bruner think language came from in children
He thought there just be a language support system (LASS)
He looked at ritualised daily activities:
Mealtime
Bedtimes
Reading
Books
How cares make the rules and meanings of these interactions explicit and predictable so children can learn
Explain the zone of proximity
This describes how adults and children work together towards independence, knowledge and competence.
Why is role play important for children
It allows children to use language they wouldn’t normally use
Why is role play important for children
It allows children to use language they wouldn’t normally use
Why are expansions important for child development
Expanding is about putting language in the correct grammatical framework
Why are expansions important for child development
Expanding is about putting language in the correct grammatical framework
