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cognitive approach
Ans: belief that language development results from cognitive
maturation and environmental experiences
piaget, cognitive approach
Ans: this person believed that language is shaped from our environment
(nurture) and followed the ____ approach
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cognitive approach
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Ans: belief that cognitive maturation occurs sequentially and directly
influences language development
linguistic approach
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Ans: belief that language development is governed by universal,
underlying grammatical rules that are common to all typically developing
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humans
chomsky, linguistic
Ans: this person believed that we are born with all language (nature)
and followed the _____ approach
behavioral approach
Ans: belief that language development is like any other behavior, it can
be observed
skinner, behavioral
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Ans: this person believed that a chid imitates the language of its
parents/caregivers and successful attempts are rewarded and followed
the ______ approaoch
social interactionist approach
Ans: belief that language exists for the purpose of communication and
can only be learned in the context of interaction
vygotsky
Ans: person associated with the social interactionist approach
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pre-phonetic stage (3-5)
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Ans: stage of emerging knowledge of the alphabet but no developed
knowledge of sound-symbol correspondence (drawing pictures or
symbols)
3-5
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semi-phonetic stage (4+)
Ans: beginning to understand letter-sound correspondence
rudimentary logic, using single letters to represent words, sounds, and
syllables (ex: Y for "why" and U for "you")
4+
Ans: age for semi-phonetic stage
phonetic stage (5-7)
Ans: uses a letter or group of letters to represent every speech sound
heard (ex: KOM for "come")
5-7
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Ans: age for phonetic stage
transitional stage
Ans: moving from dependence on phonology for representing words to
reliance on visual representation and an understanding of the structure
of the words
adds conventional spelling rules and patterns (ex: EGUL for "eagle"
correct stage
Ans: knows english orthographic system and its basic rules
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understands prefixes/suffixes, silent consonants, and alternative
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spellings
cochlea
Ans: part of the inner ear
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fluid-filled structure with hair cells that convert movement into chemical-
electrical signals, which are transmitted to the brain by the auditory
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nerve
cochlear implant
Ans: digital signal-processing device that converts sound into digital
signals that are transmitted to electrodes in the inner ear
electrodes deliver electrical stimulation to the auditory nerve, sending
signals to the brain that are interpreted as sounds
FM/DM systems
Ans: reduces the adverse impact of poor room acoustics by providing
the student with continuous access to the teacher's voice in addition to
amplifying the signal over background classroom noise