Language Development in Early Childhood

These flashcards cover key concepts in children's language development, including vocabulary acquisition, grammar development, and the impact of parental support.

Fast Mapping

A process where young children quickly learn and remember new words after only a few exposures.

Mutual Exclusivity Assumption

The assumption that each object has one label, leading children to not apply known words to new objects.

Interactive Learning

A teaching approach that emphasizes active participation and engagement, in contrast to passive learning through videos.

Logical Extension

The ability of children to apply a known word to a new object that shares similar characteristics.

Vocabulary Growth in Early Childhood

By age 6, children can use approximately 2,600 words and understand over 20,000 words.

Grammar Development in Early Childhood

The process through which children learn to combine words into complex sentences that follow grammatical rules.

Importance of Parental Conversations

Parent-child conversations are linked to more rapid and accurate language use in children.