Sentences with phrase «general language ability»

Again, it is not simply that mothers who talk more have children who talk more, but that mothers who engage in highly elaborative reminiscing have children who learn these specific narrative skills, and these narrative skills are only minimally related to children's more general language abilities (Reese & Brown, 2000; Reese et al., 1993).

Not exact matches

In general, silence is not golden — at least not the empty silence where two or more people confronting one another lack either the ability or the concern to employ language to create a shared experience.

And then comes: the taboo subjects; talking about people as if they are not there (or as if they are an «issue», not a person); assuming everyone (who counts) is of a certain race, ability, class, language, sexuality or gender; various non-biblical behavioural rules; the targeted enforcement of church rules (whether «biblical» or not) on particular groups; and the general reluctance to see things from another's perspective (even if this is a skill that churchgoers use all day, every day, outside thw church).

Boys» language skills may develop at a slower rate, and many children don't speak much at all during their second year, but in general, you can expect your child to begin to master the ability to:

knowledge of their specific scientific area, assess general ability in verbal and numerical reasoning, and examine their knowledge of the main developments in European integration and Community policies, this last in a second EU language of the candidate?s choice.

In general, appropriators view such language as an infringement on their ability to allocate federal dollars.

Strong candidates will be proficient in the Perl programming language; modern biology in general and bioinformatics in particular; show a demonstrated ability to quickly pick up new biology and computer science concepts; be comfortable using relational databases; and possess core Unix skills to do these tasks efficiently.

However, in addition to their very extroverted natures, as adults Williams patients also possess unusually adept language skills given their level of general cognitive abilities.

Indeed, it remains a hotly debated topic as to whether human language evolved from other animal communication systems for the purpose of communication, or as an independent outcome of selection for enhanced general cognitive abilities (sensu Donaldson et al. 2007).

Besides, listening to songs facilitate language acquisition and help students develop phonological awareness «Music has the ability to facilitate language acquisition, reading readiness, and general intellectual development....

A 22 - page letter from the OCR states that the district's bilingual education program is less demanding than the general curriculum; that many bilingual education teachers do not have appropriate Spanish - language abilities; and that some students receive services from paraprofessionals instead of certified teachers.

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The Article then uses this data to address these primary concerns: (1) whether frequent exposure to and use of text speak16 weakens general language acquisition and students» growth as expert legal writers and readers; and (2) whether the ease of texting will make students accustomed to quick, easy writing, and will thereby compromise students» ability to use writing to work through and solve problems.

Settle on verbs (and language in general) that can best assist potential employers with understanding your abilities and accomplishments, and the nature of previous roles and future goals.

AEDI scores range from 0 (low ability) to 10 (high ability) for each of five early childhood development domains: (1) physical health and well - being; (2) social competence; (3) emotional maturity; (4) language and cognitive skills; and (5) communication skills and general knowledge.

Attempts to understand the sources of individual differences in these foundational abilities have generated a substantial body of developmental research such that extensive data is now available on the relations between early language skills, general intelligence, and rudimentary academic skills (e.g., La Paro and Pianta, 2000; Roth et al., 2015).