Language Development in Middle Childhood

Vocabulary flashcards for language development concepts in middle childhood.

Vocabulary Growth in Elementary Years

The increase in children's vocabularies during the elementary years, reaching nearly 40,000 words, due to rich life experiences and diverse content in schools.

Precise Use of Language

Using language precisely with children to enhance their vocabulary and language skills.

Abstract Word Usage

Working with words in abstract ways, without concrete or pictured referents, enabled by concrete operations.

Visual Literacy

How meaning is made in still and moving image texts. Addressed in the Victorian Curriculum: English, through the mode of ‘viewing’.

Visual Metalanguage

A shared, specialized terminology that describes meaning in visual texts, enabling accurate and consistent discussion.

Pragmatics

Deals with the hidden meanings of speakers and investigates what is unsaid, depending on speakers' intentions and gestures.

Topic-focused style

Beginning-to-end series of events (factual).

Topic-associating style

Blend several similar experiences (creative).

Simultaneous Bilinguals

Children exposed to both languages during early language acquisition.

Sequential Bilinguals

Exposure to a second language after primary language acquisition.

Code Switching

A single utterance that contains one or more 'guest' words, reflecting deliberate control of two languages.

Language Immersion Programs

One language of instruction used in bilingual education.

Two-Way Language Immersion Programs

Two languages of instruction taught simultaneously in bilingual education.