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Question 1

Dialect vs diction

Answer 1

Dialect represents the particular pronunciation, grammar, and figurative expressions used by certain groups of people. Diction is more related to individual characters. The way in which a specific character speaks.

Question 2

Onset sounds

Answer 2

The initial sound in a word, such as /k/ in ‘cat’

Question 3

Rime

Answer 3

The sounds that follow the onset in a word, such as /at/ in ‘cat’

Question 4

How many vocabulary words do most children reach at the age of 2?

Answer 4

150-300 words

They are able to use at least two prepositions in their speech (in, on, and / or under)

Question 5

How many words can children at 18 month olds say?

Answer 5

5-20 words

They use nouns in their speech most of the time

Question 6

By the age of 3, how many words can they say?

Answer 6

900- 1,000 words

They apply past tenses to some verbs and plurals to some nouns. Know major body parts and can name them.

Question 7

What is phonics?

Answer 7

The process of learning to read by learning how spoken language is represented by letters.

Question 8

Alphabetic principles

Answer 8

Refers to the use of letters and combinations of letters to represent speech sounds.

Question 9

Phonological

Answer 9

Each letter stands for an individual sound and words are spelled just as they sound.

Question 10

Logographic

Answer 10

A system of writing in which the printed symbols represent entire words without relating to pronunciation.

Question 11

Syllabic

Answer 11

A system where a grapheme represents an entire syllable

Question 12

Facts children should know about letters

Answer 12

• That each letter is distinct in appearance.
• what direction and shape must be used to write each letter.
• each letter has a name which can be associated with the shape of a letter.
• there are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
• letters represent sounds of speech.
• that words are composed of letters and have meaning.
• that one must be able to correspond letters and sounds to read.

Question 13

Theories of language development

Answer 13

-learning approach
- linguistic approach
- cognitive approach
- sociocognitive approach

Question 14

What is the learning approach?

Answer 14

Language is first learned by imitating the speech of adults.

Question 15

What is Linguistic approach

Answer 15

The ability to use a language is innate. This is biological approach.

Question 16

What is cognitive approach?

Answer 16

States that children must develop appropriate cognitive skills before they can acquire language.

Question 17

What is sociocognitive approach?

Answer 17

Proposed that language development is a complex interaction of linguistic, social, and cognitive influences.

Question 18

What is readability?

Answer 18

How easily a passage can be read and understood.

Question 19

What is Denotation

Answer 19

Literal meaning, or dictionary definition

Question 20

What is connotation?

Answer 20

Feelings or thoughts associated with a word that are not included in its literal definition.

Question 21

What is the associative property?

Answer 21

When you add or multiply numbers, they can be grouped in different ways and the answer will still be the same.