A language-specific mechanism that enables children to learn language through innate knowledge of language structure is known as
A) the LASS.
B) the LAD.
C) a communication loop.
D) child-directed speech.
Question 2...Which of the following statements is the foundation of how infants and toddlers learn?
A) Children learn through social interactions with others.
B) How much children learn is genetically determined.
C) Children learn primarily through their active exploration.
D) It is important that young children learn how to self-regulate their emotions.
Question 3...Define: schemata. Support your definition with an example.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 4...Infants and toddlers are competent learners. Which of the following is an example of how competent they are?
A) Tia Marie began listening to sounds when she was two days old.
B) Tia Marie became stressed because of her mother's depression.
C) Tia Marie's brain was totally structured at birth.
D) Tia Marie began discerning patterns in language when she turned 2 years old.
Question 5...If teachers understand the importance of windows of opportunity, what would they do with infants and toddlers?
A) Recognize that culture influences a child's development
B) Emphasize that toddlers learn the alphabet early in life
C) Converse with infants and toddler and name objects often
D) Understand that there is a broad range of individual differences
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