Chomsky
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Universal grammar
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Facial expressions
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Child comes into the world with an understanding
of the nature of language
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Fixed principals, things he believes we can all
learn (i.e. yes, no, verbs, nouns and questions)
Vygotsky
‘Zone of proximal development’
Stages…
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Assisted learning
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Proximal development
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Independent learning
Vygotsky believed that this method was the best way to get
children to be able to learn independently without assistance from an adult. He
also said how social interaction helps a lot.
BF skinner
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Learn language through behaviour
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Controlling environment
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Reinforcement
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Positive reinforcement, reactions from parents
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Negative reinforcements
Piaget
Piaget created this stage of development table; children must
learn certain things at ‘critical ages’…
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Object permanence - birth to 2 years old
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Pre-operational stage - 2 to 7 years old
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Concrete operational stage - 7 to 11 years old
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Formal operational stage – 11 years old onwards
I agree mostly to the theory of BF Skinner. By giving a
child positive reinforcement when the child for example pronounces a word
correctly or counts in the accurate order this encourages the child to continue
doing the right thing aiding them learn much quicker. Also Vygoskys theory I believe is precise. Children
need to be assisted with learning at an early age in order for them to reach a
point of independence. For example if you read to your child every night they
would progressively pick up more and more words and consequently be able to add
them to their vocabulary quicker than a child who has to learn through social interaction
alone.
