Describe the language skills that you would expect in a normal child entering first grade. Discuss the role played by caregivers during the early stages of language development. Not all of a message is carried by the linguistic code. Explain how this is metalinguistic. Researchers feel that with infants 3 to 4 months old, interactions that are mostly eye gaze are the foundation for later dialogues, or turn-taking with another person.
Language is a rule-governed system.
Which one is easier to measure or assess. Think of some examples. In the early years of school, children are still learning to use language. In later years, they are using language to learn. A middle school student learns how to propose her opinion and provide facts that support it.