Unit 3 - Language Development Questions With Complete
Solutions
Jeff has a schema for apple, which includes it being round, crisp,
edible, and red. He encounters a green apple. It's a close enough
match for his apple schema that he can bring it into his already
existing understanding of apples, even though this one is green.
Assimilation
Sam has a schema for bananas, which includes them being
yellow and edible. He encounters a lemon and calls it a banana.
His dad corrects him and Sam modifies his schema for banana to
include being long and skinny and able to be peeled. He creates
a new schema for lemon, which includes: yellow, edible, small
& oval, and sour.
Accomodation
Labeling example
Eye
Child touches doll's eye, says "eye"
Repeating example
Baby
Overhears the word "baby" and repeats it
Answering example
,Daddy
Mom asks "who's this?" Child says "Daddy"
Requesting action example
Up
Raises arms and says, "up"
Requesting answer example
Milk
Child points to milk, says "milk?"
Calling example
Mama
Calls "mama" and waits for response
Greeting example
Hi
Says "hi" when parent enters a room
Protesting example
No
Screams and says, "no" when mom puts child in bed
Practicing example
,Daddy
Says "daddy" when father is not present
Fall down =
Action
No =
Negation
Tail here =
Entity + Location
Look in box =
Action + Location
Find doggie =
Action + affected (object)
The elephant =
Entity
Pretty kitty =
Attribute + Entity
Run here =
Action + Location
Where another =
Location + Recurrence
He fall =
, Agent + Action
Semantics (meaning) is associated with which component of
language?
Content
The term semantics refers to ________.
Meaning
Between 7-12 months, children start to _________ words.
Around ______ months they start to produce words, or oral
language.
Understand, 12
Which 2 of the following terms are used to refer to the
understanding of language?
1. Receptive language
2. Langauge comprehension
Provide a NOVEL example of early language development that
shows a child understands spoken language
A parent says, "Go get your blue shoes from the hallway," and
the child walks to the hallway, finds the blue shoes, and brings
them back. The child demonstrates understanding of the spoken
message even without saying any words.
Which 2 of the following terms are used to refer to spoken
language?
1. Expressive language
2. Language production
Solutions
Jeff has a schema for apple, which includes it being round, crisp,
edible, and red. He encounters a green apple. It's a close enough
match for his apple schema that he can bring it into his already
existing understanding of apples, even though this one is green.
Assimilation
Sam has a schema for bananas, which includes them being
yellow and edible. He encounters a lemon and calls it a banana.
His dad corrects him and Sam modifies his schema for banana to
include being long and skinny and able to be peeled. He creates
a new schema for lemon, which includes: yellow, edible, small
& oval, and sour.
Accomodation
Labeling example
Eye
Child touches doll's eye, says "eye"
Repeating example
Baby
Overhears the word "baby" and repeats it
Answering example
,Daddy
Mom asks "who's this?" Child says "Daddy"
Requesting action example
Up
Raises arms and says, "up"
Requesting answer example
Milk
Child points to milk, says "milk?"
Calling example
Mama
Calls "mama" and waits for response
Greeting example
Hi
Says "hi" when parent enters a room
Protesting example
No
Screams and says, "no" when mom puts child in bed
Practicing example
,Daddy
Says "daddy" when father is not present
Fall down =
Action
No =
Negation
Tail here =
Entity + Location
Look in box =
Action + Location
Find doggie =
Action + affected (object)
The elephant =
Entity
Pretty kitty =
Attribute + Entity
Run here =
Action + Location
Where another =
Location + Recurrence
He fall =
, Agent + Action
Semantics (meaning) is associated with which component of
language?
Content
The term semantics refers to ________.
Meaning
Between 7-12 months, children start to _________ words.
Around ______ months they start to produce words, or oral
language.
Understand, 12
Which 2 of the following terms are used to refer to the
understanding of language?
1. Receptive language
2. Langauge comprehension
Provide a NOVEL example of early language development that
shows a child understands spoken language
A parent says, "Go get your blue shoes from the hallway," and
the child walks to the hallway, finds the blue shoes, and brings
them back. The child demonstrates understanding of the spoken
message even without saying any words.
Which 2 of the following terms are used to refer to spoken
language?
1. Expressive language
2. Language production
