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| Communication system in which a limited number of signals can be combined according to agreed-upon rules to produce an infinite number of messages |
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| Basic units of sound that can change the meaning of a word |
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| Basic units of meaning that exist in a word |
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| Systematic rules for forming sentences |
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| Understanding different meanings |
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| Rules for specifying how language is used appropriately in different social contexts |
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| How the sounds are produced |
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| Detection of a target word in a stream of speech |
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| Repeating vowel-like sounds such as "ooooh" and "aaah" - 6-8 weeks |
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| Repeating consonant-vowel combinations such as "baba" or "dadada" - 4-6 months |
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| Use of synta of a sentence to determine the meaning of the word |
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| Pace of word learning quickens dramatically - around 18 months |
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| Using a word to refer to too wide a range of objects or events |
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| When a child initially uses the word doggie to refer only to basset hounds like the family pet |
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| Early combinations of two, three, or more words |
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| One that emphasizes the semantic relationships among words, meanings being expressed, and the functions served by sentences |
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| Overapplying the rules to cases in which the proper form is irregular |
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| Rules of syntax for transforming basic underlying thoughts into a variety of sentence forms |
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| Knowledge of language as a system |
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| A system of common rules and properties for learning any of the world's languages |
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| Language acquisition device (LAD) |
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| Exposure to language activates the areas of the brain collectively |
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| Language adults use with young children |
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| A more grammatically complete expression of the same thought |
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| Infants seem to be intrinsically motivated to master their nevironment |
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| Thrive on challenges and persist in the face of failure, believing that their increased effort will pay off |
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| Tendency to avoid challenges and to cease trying, when they expierence failure, based on the belief that they can do little to improve |
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| they aim to prove their ability rather than to improve it and seek to be judged smart rather than dumb |
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| The idea that the letters in printed words represent the sounds in spoken words in a systematic way |
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| Sensitivity to the sound system of language that enables them to segment spoken words into sounds or phonemes |
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| The developmental precursors of reading skills in young children |
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| Students are grouped according to ability and then taught in classes or work groups with others of similar academic or intellectual standing |
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| Teaching children of different racial/ethnic backgrounds in the same classroom |
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| Disabled children integrated into regular classrooms |
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| Diverse students are assigned to work in teams and are reinforced for performing well as a team |
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| Ability to use printed information to function in society, achieve goals, and dvevelop one's potential |
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