Development and Use of Comprehension Strategies Flashcards
What are formulas?
When children have incomplete info., they make up by utilizing what they do know
For the unsophisticated language user, gesture, ______ to the speaker, ______ to what the speaker is attending to, and ______ situation experience or _____ knowledge take on extraordinary importance in decoding language input.
- proximity 2. attention 3.previous 4. world
What are three ways of Comprehending Strategies?
- Act on Objects at Hand 2. Imitate Ongoing Actions 3. Do what you usually do with objects at hand
What are “Act on Objects at Hand”?
When an attractive object is placed in front of an infant he will try to grasp it
What is “Imitate Ongoing Actions”?
A caregiver waiving, and regardless of what is said, the child begins to wave too ** if not using eye gaze may be a flag
What is “Do what you usually do with objects at hand”?
Ensuing activity doesn’t necessarily mean linguistic comprehension, but means the action can occur regardless of what was said Ex. child told to put something in a box. Child may understand content words and box, and put them inside
What is bootstrapping?
process of making best guesses given knowledge of only part of the linguistic message
What is “Playing the Percentages”?
Use Subj-Verb-Obj sentence productions child will impose the template on new unknown grammar structure such as passive comprehension of a sentence. Ex: Word Order Strategy
What is Word Order Strategy?
Who’s recipient of action (Ex. Cat chasing dog, dog chasing cat)
What is Order of Mention Strategy?
When children are asked to comprehend sentences with multiple clauses Ex: if child doesn’t understand adverbs a mistake may result
What does it mean when children use World Knowledge?
Young children who use world knowledge to figure out sentences that are beyond competence level
