CSCD3082 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Code-Switching, Phonological Awareness, Communication

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Speech Pathology
• Course: CSCD3082
• Professor: Kimberley Docking, Sarah Masso, Julia Starling, Natalie Munro

Document Summary

Week 8 lecture school-age and adolescent language and literacy disorders: ax and interpretation. Greater coordination of gross & fine motor movements. Multiple motor acts at a time enjoy sports & coordinated games. Brain: early developed by age 8, development is not complete. Maturing from concrete problem solving, requiring sensory input, to abstract thought. School-aged child is very sociable peers become increasingly important (especially same gender) Begin to establish an identify separate from family environment. Learns to manipulate and influence others through use of language. Refinement of conversational skills emerges as an effective communicator. Growing appreciation for the perspective of others. 6yo: approx 2,600 expressive words (receptive: 20,000 -24,000) 12yo: receptive vocabulary expands to approx 50,000; adult-like definitions. Slower, more steady language growth rate than preschooler. Reflects a period of stabilisation of rules previously learned and addition of new ideas. Health a(cid:374)d de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal histo(cid:396)(cid:455): (cid:858)a(cid:374)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g of i(cid:374)te(cid:396)est? (cid:859) Academic/literacy history, including learning support, previous and current assessments.