Language Development Flashcards
1
Q
4 y/o playing with dolls and describing doll’s actions aloud. What is the concern?
A
Developmentally normal use of language
2
Q
A toddler talks out loud to himself while building a castle, describing his steps out loud. This behavior is?
A
Private Speech
3
Q
10 y/o asks for book from friends as “Hey man give me that”. He asks teacher for book by saying “May I please have the book?” Example of ?
A
Language pragmatics
4
Q
Best time to learn a new language?
A
Pre-school age
5
Q
Decreased ability to learn new language after what age?
A
6 y/o, decreased rate of growth of cortical language learning centers
