All about communicating with and influencing the world in which we live in.
All about children using language to play and create imaginary scenarios.
All about children using language to help make sense of the world they are experiencing
All about children using language in a creative format to create stories, etc.
7. What does the approach suggest?
Children can only use a certain linguistic structure when they understand the concept.
Children have an innate ability to acquire language.
Children acquire language from positive and negative reinforcement.
A parents influence is vital to a child's acqusition of language.
8. What was challanged?
The idea that to understand language you need to understand the concept behind it
The idea of egocentric speech
The idea of social speech
The idea that language is innate
9. What is egocentric speech?
All about children using language to help make sense of the world they are experiencing, and to order and classify their environment. Usually used when alone.
All about children using language to play and create imaginary scenarios.
All about communicating with and influencing the world in which we live in.
All about children using language in a creative format to create stories, etc.
10. Which of the following show a weakness in Piaget's theory?
Children repeat the language of those around them.
It is proven children need to understand concepts behind words before being able to use them.
Piaget does not explain how those with learning difficulties are linguistically fluent.
Positive reinforcement is the only way for a child to acquire language.
