首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Child psychologists—and kindergarten teachers—have long known that when children first show up for school, some of them speak a
Child psychologists—and kindergarten teachers—have long known that when children first show up for school, some of them speak a
admin
2013-10-30
53
问题
Child psychologists—and kindergarten teachers—have long known that when children first show up for school, some of them speak a lot more fluently than others. Psychologists also know that children’s socioeconomic status tends to be closely connected with their language facility. The better off and more educated a child’s parents are, the better vocabulary ability that child tends to have by school age—and vocabulary skill is a key predictor for success in school. Children from low-income families, who may often start school knowing significantly fewer words than their better-off peers, will struggle for years to make up that ground.
Previous studies have shown that wealthier, educated parents talk to their young children more, using more complex vocabulary and sentences, than parents of lesser means. And these differences may help explain why richer kids start school with richer vocabularies. But what goes on before children can talk, during that phase—familiar to any parent—when communication takes the form of pointing, waving, grabbing and other kinds of baby sign language? Do well—off parents also gesture more to their kids?
Indeed they do, say psychologists Susan Goldin-Meadow and Meredith Rowe of the University of Chicago. The researchers found that at 14 months of age, babies already showed a wide range of "speaking" ability through gestures, and that those differences were closely linked with their socioeconomic background and how frequently their parents used gestures to communicate. High-income, better-educated parents gestured more frequently to their children to convey meaning and new concepts, and in turn, their kids gestured more to them. When researchers tested the same children at 54 months of age, they found that those early gesturers turned out to have better vocabulary ability than other students.
At 14 months of age, researches say, pointing toward an object is the way most kids use gestures. If a parent responds to that gesture by identifying the object in words—by saying, "That’s a doll," for example—children get a head start on growing their original vocabularies. "That’s a teachable moment, and mothers are teaching the kids the word for an object," says Goldin-Meadow.
What is the difference between "parents of lesser means" and their better-off peers when talking to their children?
选项
A、They use more gestures.
B、They use a smaller vocabulary.
C、They speak less fluently.
D、They explain more often.
答案
B
解析
题干的重点是parents of lesser means,第2段第l句表明有钱的父母使用的词汇和句子更复杂(more complex),那么,parents of lesser means所用的词汇和句子就是less complex的,这就是说,他们使用的词汇量比较小,因此,本题应选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/b1S7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Becauseitisrequiredofallsciencemajors.B、BecauseitwasmadeinNewYorkCity.C、Becauseitwillbeshownafterworking
A、560-1288.B、560-1828.C、560-2187.D、560-1287.D数字细节题。四个选项都是表示数字的词。女士询问男士的电话号码和传真号码,男士告诉了她,女士又重复了一次。注意听清问题问的是phonenumber,而不是f
A、Teachersandstudents.B、Managersanddoctors.C、Whitecollarworkersandstudents.D、Businessmenandclerks.C
A、$15.00.B、$15.40.C、$50.00.D、$50.14.B题目询问女士支付了多少利息。关键是要听到“repaysthe$5,000sheloaned,and$15.40interest”(支付了5000美元和15.40美元的
InancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrongreligiousassociations.TheOlympianathleticfestival,【
TakingCareofParentsAlsoMeansTakingCareofFinancesDeniseEgebrechtneededabreak.Ithadbeenthreeyearssince
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoyourpenfriendinAmerica,introducingoneoftheChinesefestiv
Manystudentsfindtheexperienceofattendinguniversitylecturestobeaconfusingandfrustratingexperience.Thelecturersp
Sportsandgamesmakeourbodiesstrong,preventusfromgettingtoofat,andkeepushealthy.Butthesearenottheironlyuse.
DistanceEducation1.在中国,远程教育发展迅速2.远程教育加强了发达地区与贫困地区、国内院校与国外院校之间的联系3.然而中国的远程教育还不是很发达
随机试题
Ifindithardtoimagineatimewhen______tosolve.
形而上学唯物主义的主要局限性是
根尖周脓肿与牙周脓肿鉴别的要点如下,除外
肾糖阈是
根据最高人民检察院《关于依法快速办理轻微刑事案件的意见》第3条的规定:“适用快速办理机制的轻微刑事案件,应当同时符合以下条件:(一)案情简单,事实清楚,证据确实、充分;(二)可能判处三年以下有期徒刑、拘役、管制或者单处罚金;(三)犯罪嫌疑人、被告人承认实施
增值税一般纳税人销售自产的下列货物,可选择简易计税办法缴纳增值税的有()。
观光体验型旅游景区可以分为()。
简述有关游戏的理论及其主要观点。
中国历史上空前普及的法规,“一切官民诸色人等,户户有此一本”。该部法规是()
A、Hehadexperiencedseverefamilyproblems.B、Hestruggledtobecomeasuccessfulauthor.C、Hesufferedaseriousillness.D、He
最新回复
(
0
)