Helping Children Map Language:

Question 1

Adult-infant/toddler speech language typically includes: (5)

Answer 1

1. repetition( of content words:apple,hungry) 2. longer pauses at grammatical junctures 3. emphasis of content words 4. more dramatic shifts of prosody and intonation contours 5. longer turn taking that would be found in adult-adult conversation in the same cultural milieu

Question 2

The way we talk to children helps get child attention learning: _____ focus

Answer 2

Joint focus

Question 3

Gesturing early for pro-nouns is ______ to having child comprehend, and _____use across settings

Answer 3

1. redundant 2. use

Question 4

Many adults utilize specific _______ to facilitate communication with young children. Example:

Answer 4

1. gesture 2. Ex: Adult gesturing “here” to get child to go towards them

Question 5

Goals of Child Learning Language is to:

Answer 5

1. determine how to connect or map language input to context or event that is happening

Question 6

What is Symmetry Mapping?

Answer 6

Connecting of language to event or person or object

Question 7

The more assistance that an adult provides to draw attention to the symmetry between language and context, the easier the mapping task will be for the language learning child. This is called: _______ Mapping

Answer 7

Symmetry Mapping