Sentences with phrase «language experience affects»

12 Herman's more recent work indicates that language experience affects what features are attended to by both dolphins and human beings in sign recognition.

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«On the other hand, if these seemingly different abilities are carried out by overlapping cognitive mechanisms or brain areas, then experience with musical pitch processing should affect language pitch processing, and vice versa.»

In short, exposure to academic language in contextually rich environments, such as the read - aloud experience and sophisticated caretaker speech, has a direct influence on academic vocabulary growth, which in turn affects reading development.

The following are common characteristics of gifted children, although not all will necessarily apply to every gifted child: • Has an extensive and detailed memory, particularly in a specific area of interest • Has advanced vocabulary for his or her age; uses precocious language • Has communication skills advanced for his or her age and is able to express ideas and feelings • Asks intelligent and complex questions • Is able to identify the important characteristics of new concepts and problems • Learns information quickly • Uses logic in arriving at common sense answers • Has a broad base of knowledge; a large quantity of information • Understands abstract ideas and complex concepts • Uses analogical thinking, problem solving, or reasoning • Observes relationships and sees connections • Finds and solves difficult and unusual problems • Understands principles, forms generalizations, and uses them in new situations • Wants to learn and is curious • Works conscientiously and has a high degree of concentration in areas of interest • Understands and uses various symbol systems • Is reflective about learning • Is enraptured by a specific subject • Has reading comprehension skills advanced for his or her age • Has advanced writing abilities for his or her age • Has strong artistic or musical abilities • Concentrates intensely for long periods of time, particularly in a specific area of interest • Is more aware, stimulated, and affected by surroundings • Experiences extreme positive or negative feelings • Experiences a strong physical reaction to emotion • Has a strong affective memory, re-living or re-feeling things long after the triggering event

This investigation reveals how indigenous children cultivate proficiency in the culturally organized use of multiple literacies in this context, and how Vietnam's rapid development informs experiences of childhood, transforms everyday language practices, and affects the vitality of minority languages in the 21st century.

This language often registers the discomfort the subject causes, even when trying to sustain a tone of distance or indifference, or a pose of bowing to necessity, in order to mask the emotional intensity experienced not only by the person being fired but by the person firing them as well as by others in the workplace who are always affected by the firing.

Even if hiring managers think candidates are unqualified, they shouldn't let their body language negatively affect candidate experience.

Without a doubt, children's experiences during the preschool years affect their later language and literacy skills and achievement.

It's been produced by the Department of Social Services and briefly explains the history, experiences and impacts of forced adoption policies and practices, support needs of people affected, appropriate language and available assistance.

ECD programmes can take many forms, including promotion of good health and nutrition, support for safe and stimulating environments, protection from risks such as violence or abandonment, parenting support and early learning experiences, media, preschools and community groups.4 Poverty is the key underlying cause of poor child development; children living in poverty are exposed to many negative influences, including poor physical environments, inadequate nutrition, parental stress and insufficient cognitive stimulation.5 Undernutrition can influence brain development directly by affecting brain structure and function, or indirectly via poor physical or motor development, in addition to other pathways.6 — 8 Exposure to multiple co-occurring risks most likely contributes to greater disparities in developmental trajectories among children with differential exposure.9 — 12 This paper focuses on associations between specific aspects of children's physical environments — access to improved water and sanitation (W&S)-- and childhood development as measured by performance on a test of receptive language.

Widespread concerns about the effects of routine non-maternal care in a child's first 2 years of life have focused primarily on how such experiences may affect the developing mother — child relationship, but have also addressed effects on a child's developing language and cognitive development, social competencies, problem behaviours, and peer relations.

Our view is that each child has many attributes that they «bring» to school including gender, age, aptitude, language and prior experiences, all of which may affect the way they approach their classmates, teachers and the school environment.

Young children living in poverty are much more likely to experience multiple adverse childhood experiences — including stress, deprivation and exposure to violence — that severely affect all aspects of social emotional, physical, cognitive and language development.

Children enter school with different levels of skill, and these initial differences often affect children's subsequent language growth, cognitive development, literacy and academic achievement.6, 7,8 Children who exhibit delays at the onset of schooling are at risk for early academic difficulties and are also more likely to experience grade retention, special education placement, and failure to complete high school.9, 10,11

Children affect parents just as parents affect children; it is therefore critical to acknowledge the transactional nature of children's early language and learning experiences.61

A person's beliefs, norms, values and language affect how we perceive and experience mental health conditions.