Children are unable to speak at this point and so use other means such as mime and hand gestures to indicate what they wish to say/for their carer to understand
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What physical changes must take place to aid language production?
The child's larynx (voice box) must first drop in order for them to begin speaking. The larynx is up to allow for simultaneous suckling and breathing, but must drop soon after to allow access to proper speech as opposed to just sounds
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Does this physical requirement limit a child's ability to acquire language?
This is not necessarily the case, as there's nothing to stop a child from hearing and therefore learning speech from their surroundings (carer's/adult conversations, etc.), but the production of language and acquisition is still very much limited
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How is sound physically produced?
The vocal chords must tense up, the larynx must vibrate and the tongue must shape the words as they leave the mouth of the child. It can take up to/over 30 different muscles to produce a single word
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How many words do toddlers learn per day, on average?
About 10 new words per day
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Why is it useful to learn regular grammatical rules for plurals?
It is useful for children to learn these rules (such as adding the suffix 's' onto the end of a word to make it plural) so that they may develop an understanding of language and how to communicate in a faster, more grammatically correct way
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Why is it useful to learn grammatical rules for tenses?
It is useful for children to learn these rules because it can help them develop their knowledge and understanding of their surroundings and how to use language in relation to various time frames (past, present, future)
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Why do you think children find irregular grammatical rules difficult to imitate?
Children have to be taught irregular grammatical rules. In school, they'd have been taught the irregular rules (and exceptions) and that it can be applied to most words. Therefore, when they come across... (look at next card)
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What does self-awareness mean?
When you realise that, as an individual, you are a separate entity from everyone else. This can be shown by using pronounds such as 'I', and possession can be shows through using 'me' and 'my', for example
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Why might self-awareness be problematic for parents of 2 year olds?
The children may become self-aware (which is really quite great, distinguishing themselves from others), but are still as yet unaware that other's have needs too. Can lead to over possession, bossiness and tantrums when wants are not fulfilled/met
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Card 2
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What physical changes must take place to aid language production?
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The child's larynx (voice box) must first drop in order for them to begin speaking. The larynx is up to allow for simultaneous suckling and breathing, but must drop soon after to allow access to proper speech as opposed to just sounds
Card 3
Front
Does this physical requirement limit a child's ability to acquire language?
Back
Card 4
Front
How is sound physically produced?
Back
Card 5
Front
How many words do toddlers learn per day, on average?
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