Chapter 10- During the early school years Flashcards
What did Burke “Spotlight on poverty and opportunity” state?
- U.S. ranks 4th place in the world per-pupil spending
- U.S. is much lower than other countries in math and reading
- American 15 year old middle zone in reading near bottom in math, falling behind estonia and slovenia
In early Elementary years, what are the biggest language changes we see?
semantic and pragmatic skills
Define Metalinguistic skills.
the ability to think about language—makes big leaps during this time
Most children have the fine motor skills to ___ and ____ .
draw and write
In early Elementary years, what skills develop especially in sports?
gross motor
Peers becomes increasingly important at age 3. True or False
True
At around what age/grade is full metalinguistic awareness achieved?
7-8 years old/ 3rd-4th grade
Define noun phrase.
a sentence role filled by people and objects
5 y.o. a little car ( ___ + ___ + ___)
6 y.o. a big fluffy cat ( ___ + ___ + ___ + ___ )
article + adj + noun
article + adj + adj + noun
True or False.
At age 6, Ch. become better @ using ________
Pronouns
Define mass nouns and give examples
homogenous, non-individual substances .
E.g. water, sand, air
Define count nouns and give examples
heterogeneous, individual objects (pencil, tomato, girl)
Irregular verbs develop ___ (e.g. caught, slid, below) - should be there by __ yrs.
slowly ; 8
Around what age do children understand passive sentences ?
5 y.o.
__% of 7.5 - 8 y.o. produce full passive sentences.
80
Complex sentence has ___ and ___ clause.
Independent; Dependent
Give an example for a complex sentence.
We will go to the movies if we have enough money.
Compound sentence has __ __ clauses joined by a ___.
two independent ; conjunction
Give an example for a compound sentence.
I went to the movies AND my mom bought us some popcorn.
What is really stressed in the common core state standards?
morphological knowledge
True or false.
“[Students will] use the most frequently-occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un- pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.”
True
Define derivational suffixes.
changes class of word
The -ly suffix converts ___ into ___. Give examples.
adjectives; adverbs
appropriateLY, sincereLY, thankfulLY
When is The -ly suffix which converts adjectives into adverbs mastered?
adolescence
what is the first use for -er ?
acquired to mark the imitation of an action (e.x. paintER, preachER) mastered ~ 8 years old
what is the second use for -er ?
marks for accomplishing an action (e.x. eraser) mastered ~ 11 years old
what is the third use for -er ?
comparative (e.x. smallER) mastered mid elementary school
5-year olds have an expressive vocabulary of around ___ words.
2200
A first grader has an expressive vocabulary of around ___words but may understand ____ English root words
2600; 8,000-10,000
By 6th grade, a child understands around ___ words
50,000
Define taxonomies
categories of objects that share a common essence (fruits, weather, tools)
Define themes
bound by an event (e.g., cake, presents, candles signify a birthday party)