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English as a Second Language
What does ESL stand for?
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Age 3-4
At what age range do children have a vocabulary of about 1000 words?
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Ms. Bernstein
What is the teachers name?
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Bilingual
Speaking two languages fluently
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Biological, Cultural and Experiential
What three factors in life play a role in language development?
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Age 2-3
At what age range do children enjoy hearing the same story repeated multiple times?
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Riddly Riddly Ree
What is the name of the game played in the case study?
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Critical Periods
If learning does not happen during these periods, it never will.
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It is described as a way of speaking that differs from the standard variety of the language, due to social or regional standards.
What is a dialect in language?
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Age 3-4
At what age range do children know their last name, street name and several nursery rhymes?
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"Lectric" which is actually "Electric"
What word was mis-spelled/mis-understood by the child in the case study?
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Pragmatics
The rules for when/how to use language to be an effective communicator
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Short sentences with simple meanings which is delivered in higher pitch voices, with more exaggerated tones
What is child-directed speech?
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5-6 words in each sentence
How many words can a 5-6 year old use in a sentence?
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Lie on the ground diagonally connected to make a "V"
How does Ms.Bernstein have the children create a V for "valentine"?
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Metalinguistic Awareness
Understanding about one's own use of language
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This are the words a person can understand in spoken or written words.
What is receptive vocabulary?
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Age 4-5
What age range do children begin asking more in depth questions using "why?" and "who?"
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Letters
What is the name of this case study?
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Emergent literacy
The skills and knowledge that are the foundation of the development of reading and writing
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