Posted: May 23rd, 2015

Speech and Language development

Study Books Used in Class:
Hulit, L. M., Howard, M. R., & Fahey, K.R. (2010). Born to Talk, 5th ed., : Pearson
Description:
Please respond to each question below meeting the length requirement of a minimum of 200 words for each question (200 words for each response questions 1-4). Each response should include at least one reference to the chapter(s) that I have provided. Please cite correctly and use APA format.
Use Chapter 1 and 2 as references for questions 1 and 2
Question 1. What is the relationship between the social interactionism interpretation, the nativist, and the behaviorist interpretation of language development in children related to the nature/nurture continuum?

Question 2. Choose one of the perspectives from chapter 2 that and provide specific examples of how that viewpoint explains either your own experience as a young child learning a language or the experience of a child close to you.

Use Chapter 3 as reference for questions 3
Question 3. Choosing Jean Piaget’s theory that explains the relationship between thought and language. With that theorist in mind, use specific examples from your own children, someone you interview, or your own language development that exemplifies your theorist’s perspective on the relationship between thinking and language.
Use Chapter 4 as reference for questions 4

Question 4. Discuss Stage One (12 to 26 months) of Brown’s language development theory, giving special attention to the classification and functions of mothers, first words, and early conversational skills. What are the pros and cons of using a stage approach to language development?

Please respond to question 5 below meeting the length requirement of a minimum of 825 words the answer to question 5 is to be 3 pages long. The response should include references to the chapter that I have provided. Please cite correctly and use APA format.

Use Chapter 3 as reference for questions 5

Question 5. In a 3 pages following APA formatting, compare and contrast Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories of language development and cognition. Highlighting the similarities and differences between these theories, discuss what makes Vygotsky’s ideas the theory of choice to explain the relationship between thinking and language development.

References all come from :

Hulit, L. M., Howard, M. R., & Fahey, K.R. (2010). Born to Talk, 5th ed., : Pearson, ch. 1,2,3,4