Language And Concept Acquisition From Infancy Through Childhood

Author : Jane B. Childers
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030355944

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Language and Concept Acquisition from Infancy Through Childhood by Jane B. Childers Pdf

This book examines the role of experience-based learning on children’s acquisition of language and concepts. It reviews, compares, and contrasts accounts of how the opportunity to recognize and generalize patterns influences learning. The book offers the first systematic integration of three highly influential research traditions in the domains of language and concept acquisition: Statistical Learning, Structural Alignment, and the Bayesian learning perspective. Chapters examine the parameters that constrain learning, address conditions that optimize learning, and offer explanations for cases in which implicit exemplar-based learning fails to occur. By exploring both the benefits and challenges children face as they learn from multiple examples, the book offers insight on how to better able to understand children’s early unsupervised learning about language and concepts. Topics featured in this book include: Competing models of statistical learning and how learning might be constrained by infants’ developing cognitive abilities. How experience with multiple exemplars helps infants understand space and other relations. The emergence of category-based inductive reasoning during infancy and early childhood. How children learn individual verbs and the verb system over time. How statistical learning leads to aggregation and abstraction in word learning. Mechanisms for evaluating others’ reliability as sources of knowledge when learning new words. The Search for Invariance (SI) hypothesis and its role in facilitating causal learning. Language and Concept Acquisition from Infancy Through Childhood is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in infancy and early child development, applied linguistics, language education, child, school, and developmental psychology and related mental health and education services.

Author : Alan Cruttenden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031400125

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Language in Infancy and Childhood by Alan Cruttenden Pdf

Author : Lois Bloom
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521483794

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The Transition from Infancy to Language by Lois Bloom Pdf

In this important volume, Lois Bloom brings together the theoretical and empirical work she has carried out on early lexical development. Its focus is on the expressive power children acquire as they begin to talk and, in particular, on contributions from cognitive development, affect expression, and the social context for making the transition from prelinguistic expression to the expression of contents of mind. The first half of the book reviews the developments in infancy that enable the emergence of language and presents the theoretical perspective required for an understanding of the longitudinal study described in the second half. The book's main thesis is that language is acquired for expressing contents of mind and that its usefulness as a 'tool' is of only secondary importance. The Transition from Infancy to Language makes a major contribution to our knowledge of early lexical development, providing a persuasive theoretical model for researchers and students.

Author : Melissa Bowerman,Stephen C. Levinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521593581

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Language Acquisition and Conceptual Development by Melissa Bowerman,Stephen C. Levinson Pdf

Leading scholars examine the relationship between child language acquisition and cognitive development.

Author : National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on the Science of Children Birth to Age 8: Deepening and Broadening the Foundation for Success
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309324885

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Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 by National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on the Science of Children Birth to Age 8: Deepening and Broadening the Foundation for Success Pdf

Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.

Author : Janette B. Benson,Marshall M. Haith
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0123785766

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Language, Memory, and Cognition in Infancy and Early Childhood by Janette B. Benson,Marshall M. Haith Pdf

Language, cognition, and memory are traditionally studied together prior to a researcher specializing in any one area. They are studied together initially because much of the development of one can affect the development of the others. Most books available now either tend to be extremely broad in the areas of all infant development including physical and social development, or specialize in cognitive development, language acquisition, or memory. Rarely do you find all three together, despite the fact that they all relate to each other. This volume consists of focused articles from the authoritative Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childood Development, and specifically targets the ages 0-3. Providing summary overviews of basic and cutting edge research, coverage includes attention, assessment, bilingualism, categorization skills, critical periods, learning disabilities, reasoning, speech development, etc. This collection of articles provides an essential, affordable reference for researchers, graduate students, and clinicians interested in cognitive development, language development, and memory, as well as those developmental psychologists interested in all aspects of development. Focused content on age 0-3- saves time searching for and wading through lit on full age range for developmentally relevant info Concise, understandable, and authoritative—easier to comprehend for immediate applicability in research

Author : Misha Becker,Kamil Ud Deen
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780262357234

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Language Acquisition and Development by Misha Becker,Kamil Ud Deen Pdf

An introduction to the study of children's language development that provides a uniquely accessible perspective on generative/universal grammar–based approaches. How children acquire language so quickly, easily, and uniformly is one of the great mysteries of the human experience. The theory of Universal Grammar suggests that one reason for the relative ease of early language acquisition is that children are born with a predisposition to create a grammar. This textbook offers an introduction to the study of children's acquisition and development of language from a generative/universal grammar–based theoretical perspective, providing comprehensive coverage of children's acquisition while presenting core concepts crucial to understanding generative linguistics more broadly. After laying the theoretical groundwork, including consideration of alternative frameworks, the book explores the development of the sound system of language—children's perception and production of speech sound; examines how words are learned (lexical semantics) and how words are formed (morphology); investigates sentence structure (syntax), including argument structure, functional structure, and tense; considers such “nontypical” circumstances as acquiring a first language past infancy and early childhood, without the abilities to hear or see, and with certain cognitive disorders; and studies bilingual language acquisition, both simultaneously and in sequence. Each chapter offers a summary section, suggestions for further reading, and exercises designed to test students' understanding of the material and provide opportunities to practice analyzing children's language. Appendixes provide charts of the International Phonetic Alphabet (with links to websites that allow students to listen to the sounds associated with these symbols) and a summary of selected experimental methodologies.

Author : Megan M. Saylor,Patricia A. Ganea
Publisher : Springer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319771823

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Active Learning from Infancy to Childhood by Megan M. Saylor,Patricia A. Ganea Pdf

This book presents new findings on the role of active learning in infants’ and young children’s cognitive and linguistic development. Chapters discuss evidence-based models, identify possible neurological mechanisms supporting active learning, pinpoint children’s early understanding of learning, and trace children’s recognition of their own learning. Chapters also address how children shape their lexicon, covering a range of active learning practices including interactions with parents, teachers, and peers; curiosity and exploration during play; seeking information from other people and their surroundings; and asking questions. In addition, processes of selective learning are discussed, from learning new words and trusting others in acquiring information to weighing evidence and accepting ambiguity. Topics featured in this book include: Infants’ active role in language learning. The process of active word learning. Understanding when and how explanation promotes exploration. How conversations with parents can affect children’s word associations. Evidence evaluation for active learning and teaching in early childhood. Bilingual children and their role as language brokers for their parents. Active Learning from Infancy to Childhood is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in developmental psychology, psycholinguistics, educational psychology, and early childhood education.

Author : Ageliki Nicolopoulou,Amanda C. Brandone,Stella Vosniadou,Christopher Osterhaus
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889666423

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The Emergence and Development of Scientific Thinking during the Early Years: Basic Processes and Supportive Contexts by Ageliki Nicolopoulou,Amanda C. Brandone,Stella Vosniadou,Christopher Osterhaus Pdf

Author : Betts, Anastasia Lynn,Thai, Khanh-Phuong
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781799886518

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Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness by Betts, Anastasia Lynn,Thai, Khanh-Phuong Pdf

School readiness is as much about schools recognizing the existing capabilities and knowledge each child has when they enter school as it is about supporting children and families in their preparation for entering formal learning environments. Effective approaches that address learning variability must take these differences into account, recognizing and leveraging opportunities inherent in the child’s ecosystem of resources. The Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness assembles the most current research and thought-leadership on the ways in which innovative education stakeholders are working together to impact the most critical years in a child’s life—the years leading up to and including kindergarten. Covering topics such as change agency, experience quality, and social-emotional development, this book is a crucial resource for educational researchers, child development professionals, school administrators, pre-K teachers, pre-service teachers, program managers, policymakers, non-profit service organizations, early childhood EdTech developers, curriculum developers, and academicians.

Author : Katherine Nelson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1998-03-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 052162987X

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Language in Cognitive Development by Katherine Nelson Pdf

This book discusses the role of language as a cognitive and communicative tool in a child's early development.

Author : Susan A. Gelman,James P. Byrnes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1991-10-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521374979

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Perspectives on Language and Thought by Susan A. Gelman,James P. Byrnes Pdf

This book presents current observational and experimental research on the links between thought and language in such children.

Author : M. Miller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783642674082

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The Logic of Language Development in Early Childhood by M. Miller Pdf

Author : Paula Menyuk
Publisher : Mit Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262630753

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Language and Maturation by Paula Menyuk Pdf

This book offers a unique overview of the current literature of language development. Beginning with an outline of the maturational changes that occur in linguistic knowledge in the period from birth to adulthood, it goes on to discuss the suggested causes for the changes and the controversies about the suggested causes.The theory of generative grammar advanced by Noam Chomsky was responsible for much of the excitement and interest that the study of language development has enjoyed over the past decade. Inevitably, however, some linguists have questioned whether Chomsky's hypothesis of an innate mechanism for language learning, distinct from other types of learning, is a valid model of the way children actually do acquire language competence. Present efforts are directed towards finding an explanation of development and processing of language in the cognitive and social functioning of the human being, but a clear understanding of the basis for language organization eludes proponents of both schools of thought.Language and Maturation summarizes some of the current findings on developmental language behavior in a concise, well-organized, and nonpartisan manner. It begins by describing the explanatory theories of language behavior in the adult and of language acquisition in the child that are current in the literature. The developmental course is then divided into the periods of infancy, early language development, and language development in middle and late childhood. Finally, the question of "adultlike" and "childlike" language behavior is discussed. Introducing each chapter are those questions most germane to an examination of that period of development. Some of the partial answers conclude sections of the discussion.Suitable for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students, the book is addressed not only to linguistics students but also to those preparing themselves to be psychologists, educators, and therapists. "I hope," Paula Menyuk writes in her introduction, "that readers of this book, that is, those interested in language development and processing, will find the questions and answers presented so intriguing and challenging that they themselves will become engaged in in-depth studies of the questions of language and maturation."

Author : Matthew Saxton
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781446241684

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Child Language by Matthew Saxton Pdf

Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here Presented with the latest thinking and research on how children acquire their first language, the reader is taken from a standing start to the point where they can engage with key debates and current research in the field of child language. No background knowledge of linguistic theory is assumed and all specialist terms are introduced in clear, non-technical language. A theme running through the book is the nature-nurture debate, rekindled in the modern era by Noam Chomsky, with his belief that the child is born with a rich knowledge of language. This book is rare in its balanced presentation of evidence from both sides of the nature-nurture divide. The reader is encouraged to adopt a critical stance throughout and weigh up the evidence for themselves. Key features for the student include: boxes and exercises to foster an understanding of key concepts in language and linguistics; a glossary of key terms; suggestions for further reading; a list of useful websites at the end of each chapter; discussion points for use in class; and separate author and subject indexes.