Chapter 10 Flashcards
What number does US rank in the world per-pupil spending?
4th
In what 2 subjects is the US lower than other countries in ?
Math and Reading
15 year old americans are in what zone in reading? in math? falling behind which two countries?
middle zone for reading. low/bottom in math. Estonia and Solvenia.
What are the biggest language changes?
Semantics and Pragmatics
what is metalinguistic ability?
ability to think about language.
what skills do children have to have in order to draw and write at this age?
fine motor skills/ gross motor skills?
what becomes increasingly important and what continues to develop?
peers become important. theory of mind continues to develop.
At what age is metalinguistic ability fully achieved.
7-8 years old
what is a noun/ noun phrase?
noun: person, place, think or idea noun phrase: a sentence role filled both people and objects.
At what age do children become better at using pronouns appropriately?
6 years old
What are noun reflexives?
“himself, herself” begin to use at 6 years old.
What are mass nouns?
Homogenous, non-individualized substances EX: water, sand , air
What are count nouns?
heterogenous, individualized substance. EX: tomato, pencil
Are verb phrases harder or easier than noun phrases?
harder
At what age should irregular verbs be achieved?
8 years old. irregular verbs develop slowly. EX: caught, slid, blew
Sentences become what?
longer and more sophisticated- more varied
At what age do children begin to understand passive sentences?
5 years old.
____% of __-__ years old produce full passive sentences.
80% of 7.5-8 years old.