Studies have shown that children with greater communicative competence
a. are more intelligent than children with lesser communicative skills
b. are better liked by their teachers but not by their peers
c. are better liked by both teachers and peers and have better early literacy skills
d. have better social skills, but are not at any advantage in early schooling
Ques. 2Relative to first-born children, second borns tend to
a. have greater lexical development in their language
b. have more advanced conversational skills
c. be more able to adapt their language registers to the situation
d. none of the above
Ques. 3If a young child says goodbye both when someone arrives and when someone leaves, this shows
a. overextension
b. cognitive dissonance
c. confusion
d. hostility
Ques. 4According to research, communicative competence in preschool years predicts future
a. intelligence
b. parenting skill
c. vocabulary
d. literacy
Ques. 5A script refers to
a. the structured ways parents socialize communicative competence
b. the language children use during make-believe play
c. abstract knowledge about everyday events
d. language used during specific routines such as at Halloween
Ques. 6Preschoolers' language is often called egocentric because they talk mostly about things that refer only to themselves.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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