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Verb Particle
Definition

a relational word (e.g. slow down) that is associated with the verb. Verb particles can be differentiated from prepositions by transposing the word in question to the right of the object noun and judging grammatically. For example in A "she put the hat ON." and B "she put on the hat" ON is a verb particle because the meaning is "put on." This is different from the sentence, "she put the hat on the hook where there ON introduces the prepositional phrase. Other common particles would included "pick up, put down, move up"

(prepositions and spatial adverbs (e.g. over, away)

Term
Subordinate Clauses
Definition
a group of words, consisting of at least a noun and a verb, that cannot stand alone beacuse it is introduced by a subordinate conjunction (e.g. although, because, since, while, until, whenever, as, as if) or relative pronoun (e.g. who, which, that, and sometimes agrammatical what)
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relative clause
Definition
a subordinate clause that is introduced by a relative pronoun (i.e. who, which, that and sometimes agrammatical what)
Term
infinitive
Definition
a form of the verb that consists of to + verb; infinitives typically are used as nouns and thus funciton as objects or subjects of verbs
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unmarked infinitive
Definition
an infinitive in which the to is not stated but is implied from the sentence structure (e.g. Help me [to] pick these up)
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Gerund
Definition
a verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun in a sentence (e.g. Jogging is good for your health)
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Action
Definition

A perceivable movement or activity engaged in by an agent (animate or inanimate object)

 

Examples: sit down (as child puts doll on a chair-child is the agent); go (as child pushes wagon -child is the agent); bark (as a dog barks-dog is the agent)

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Locative
Definition

The place where an object or action is located or toward which it moves

 

Examples: in box (when telling where a toy is located); school (when asked where sister is going); doctor (when asked where to take sick puppy)

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Agent
Definition

The performer (animate or inanimate) of an action. Body parts, vehicles, when used in conjunction with action verbs are considered agents

 

Examples: me (when asked who should get the diaper);car (when hearing a horn toot or asked where the sound came from);teeth (when describing what bit big brother)

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Object
Definition

A person or thing (noun or pronoun) that receives the force of an action

 

Examples: cookies ( as in break cookies, eat cookies), doggie (animal being dressed in doll clothes), mama (who catches the ball)

Term
Demonstrative
Definition

Demonstrative pronounds or adjectives (this, that, these, those), as well as there, here ,see, and look use to point out a particular referent

 

Examples: look (as child points to plane in the sky); see (as child holds up his/her work), that (to indicate which cookie the child wants), here ( to indicate where the child dwants an adult to sit)

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Recurrence
Definition

A request for or a comment on an additional instance or amount, to resume an event, or the reappearance of a person or object

 

Examples: more, again, another

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Possessor
Definition

A person or thing (marked by the use of a proper noun or pronoun) that an object is associated dwith or to which it belongs, even if temporarily) Early on the child may not use the possessive (/s/,/z/) markers

 

Examples: mine, baby (baby's), horses'

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Quantifier
Definition

A modifier that indicates the amount or number of a person or object

 

 

Examples: many babies, a lot of crackers, more water ( to indicate who has more than another, not to request to receive more water)

Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

roll ball

Definition
Action-Object
Term
Experiencer
Definition

Someone or something that undergoes a given experience or mental state. The experiencer  receives teh experience involuntarily.

 

Examples: tummy hurt, baby sad

Term
Recipient
Definition

One who receives or is named as the recipient of an object from another.

 

Examples: give me, to you, Daddy (as the child gets ready to throw a ball at him)

Term
Beneficiary
Definition

One who benefits from or is named as the one who will  benefit from an action/object

 

Examples: for you

Term
Comitative
Definition

One who accompanies or participates with an agent in doing an action

 

Examples: with mommy

Term
Created Object
Definition
The item created through an activity (drawing, writing, building, singing)
Term
Instrument
Definition
Object the agent uses to engage in an action
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

mama roll

Definition
Agent Action
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

mama ball

Definition
Agent Object
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

mama bed

Definition
Agent Locative
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

hit blocks floor

Definition
Action Object Locative
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

blocks fall floor

Definition
Experiencer State Locative
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

my doll

Definition
Possesser
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

make go more, swing more

Definition
Action Recurrence
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

more glue

Definition
Recurrence Object
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

every marker (to indicate that every marker has a cap for instance, not to request more to receive every marker)

 

Definition
Quantifier Object
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

make apple with play-dough

Definition
Action Object Instrument
Term

what are the roles in this utterance?

 

mama make car with crayon

Definition
Agent Action Object Instrument
Term
An oral language style can be described as...
Definition
learning to talk (i.e. learning phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics)
Term
a literate language style can be described as...
Definition
talking to learn or using language to monitor and reflect on experience and reason about, plan, and predict experiences
Term
when children start to begin talking about the absense of objects (where doggie go?) and wants ( I want cookie)...what does this mark?
Definition
these topics mark early steps into the use of language to represent information not present
Term
Constituent parts can be defined as...
Definition

parts of speech and include:

Morphology: tenses, plurals, possessives, comparatives

 

Other constituent parts: prepositions, conjunctions, negation, questions, modifiers (adjectives and adverbs)

Term
some of the easiest conjuctions to comprehend in fourth grade
Definition
and, how, for, as
Term
If a student uses and between many words or unrelated phrases, are they using a compound sentence?
Definition
Not necessarily
Term
If a student uses and between many words or unrelated phrases, do they have a concept of connecting two related sentences
Definition
Not necessarily
Term
What are some of the hardest conjuctions to comprehend in fourth grade that have to do with causality?
Definition
or, if so
Term
What are some of the hardest conjuctions to comprehend in fourth grade that have to do with temporal duration?
Definition
when, while
Term
What are some of the hardest conjuctions to comprehend in fourth grade that have to do with negation?
Definition
 but
Term
The development of complex sentences parallels...
Definition
the development of concepts of causality, temporal duration, negation
Term
Why do children in kindergarten and first grade most likely struggle with preposition (e.g. on, inside, outside)?
Definition
What is difficult is the ordered relationship in the complex direction
Term
prepositions often are used to express _____ and _____ concepts
Definition
spatial and temporal concepts
Term
In analyzing the relationship between comprehension and production and the concepts underlying the changes in word forms, the teacher may want to consider whether:
Definition

1. the students understand the concepts underlying the use of present, past, and future tenses


2. The students understand the concepts of relationships underlying  the use of -er and -est in comparatives


3. The students understand the concept of ownership underlying the use of possessives and the concept of more than one underlying the use of plurals


4. The students understand that the word endings change the meaning of a sentence

 

5. The students are able to use correct morphological endings in their oral and written language

Term
does a child understand negation if they use the word no?
Definition
no
Term
Which concept is more difficult to comprehend and produce...negation in the passive mode or declarative active mode?
Definition

the concept of negation expressed in the passive mode ("The ball was not hit by the girl") is more difficult to comprehend and produce than the siple declarative active mode ("The girl did not hit the ball")

 

...have more difficult identifying an object that is square and not red than one that is square and red

Term
Preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade students usually are taught same and different. What other term must they be taught?
Definition

not the same

The not indicates a different class of objects

This is very important in learning how to group  and classify  sets and subsets

 

Term
In subtraction activities, the student must learn...
Definition
to group and regroup
Term
subtraction activities of grouping and regrouping involves the concept of _______ in a concrete activity, which a prerequisite to the abstract activity of subtraction
Definition
not
Term
If a student seems to comprehend questions,  can he or she use the question form?
Definition
no...the form may involve the inversion of the subject and verb
Term
If a student does not respond to a teacher's question, what should be determined?
Definition
it should be determined if the student understands and uses that question word
Term
What question forms can Preschool children (approximately 2-3 years of age) comprehend?
Definition
what, what doing, what is, where, what kind, who
Term
When a student does not respond to a how question, what should the teacher do?
Definition
the teacher should automatically restate the question using the what form
Term
Phonology refers to the _____ system
Definition
sound
Term
students should have acquired the use of all sounds in the English language by the time they are...
Definition
7 or 8 years old
Term
Students who____, ___, or ____ sounds or words exhibit articulation problems
Definition
omit, substitute, or distort
Term
Is the omission of /s/ at the end of a word is always an articulation problem?
Definition
no
Term

What is the category for the language used?

 

I'm hitting him because he spoiled my picture

Definition
Self-maintaining (justifying behavior)
Term

What is the category for the language used?

 

You cut the paper and I'll stick it and we'll put in on there for an airplane

Definition
Directing (collaborating in action with others)
Term

What is the category for the language used?

 

That little red bus has a door at the back that opens

Definition
Reporting (referring to detail)
Term

What is the category for the language used?

 

If the bridge is low, boats can't go under and it will have to open in the middle to let them go through

Definition
Toward logical reasoning (recognizing casual and dependent relationships)
Term

What is the category for the language used?

 

That propeller will fall off if you can't stick it on properly

Definition
Predicting (predicting consequences of actions or events)
Term

What is the category for the language used?

 

He's driving fast in his car and it'll be all windy and cold, and he hasn't got a coat on

Definition
Projecting (projecting into the experiences of others)
Term
Tough categorized the use of language in the elementary classroom into seven areas
Definition

-self-maintaining (justifying behavior)

-directing (collaborating in the action with other)

-reporting (referring to detail)

-toward logical reasoning (recognizing causal and dependent relationships)

-predicting (predicting consequences of actions or events)

-projecting (projecting into the experiences of others)

Term
Directives
Definition
An utterance where the speaker tells the partner to engage in or discontinue a verbal or non-verbal act
Term
Description
Definition

A comment used to label or provide concrete information about an object, person, or event.

Examples include: The fire is hot; he is running in the street, the ball is yellow, you said the wrong word, it is bouncing all over the place

Term
Statement
Definition

A comment used to provide personal opinions, feelings, emotions, reactions, metnal states, beliefs about concrete objects, people or events.

 

Examples include: you shouldn't touch that;running in the street is dangerous, yellow is my favorite, you almost forgot, that's funny

Term
Acknowlegment
Definition
utterance used to indicate recognition of a response or nonrequest including acceptances that neutrally recognize answers and nonrequests; approvals/agreements that positively recognize answers or nonrequests: disapprovals/disagreements that negatively evaluate answers or nonrequests;and returns that acknowledge rhetorical questions and some nonrequests
Term
Organizational Devices
Definition
Utterances used to regulate interaction and conversation including boundary markers that indicate opening, closing, and other significant points in the conversation; calls that solicit attention; speaker selects that explicity indicate the speaker of the next turn: politeness markers that indicate politeness; and accompaniments that maintain verbal contact
Term
Performatives
Definition
an utterance that is accomplished by being said including protests that register complaints about the listener's behavior; jokes that display nonbelief toward a propostion for humorous effect; claims the establish rights; warnings that alert the listener of impending harm; teases that taunt or playfully provoke, songs that are sung
Term
Miscellaneous
Definition
utterance that is uninterpretable because it is unintelligible, incomplete, or anomalous or becaue it contains no propositional content, such as an exclamation
Term
Repetition
Definition
an utterance that is the direct repetition of what was said by the initiator. No new information is added. If new information is added code the repetition as either an acknowledgement, statement, or description depending on the content of the utterance and not as a repetition
Term
Modifications to Table 4.5 (p. 180) Conversational Acts include...
Definition
Directives, Description, Statement, Acknowledgement, Organizational Devices, Performatives, Miscellaneous, Repetition
Term

Concept presented for...

 

What + be

Definition
Identify
Term

Structure of response...

 

 

What + be

Definition
noun
Term

Concept presented for...

 

What + do

Definition

 

Action

Term

Structure of response...

 

What + do

Definition
Verb
Term

Concept presented for...

 

Where

Definition
 Space
Term

Structure of response...

 

Where

Definition
Adverb/prepositional phrase
Term

Concept presented for...

 

What kind (color, shape, size)

Definition
Classification
Term

Concept presented for...

 

Who

Definition
People
Term

Structure of response...

 

Who

Definition
noun, pronoun
Term

Concept presented for...

 

Whose

Definition
Possessive
Term

Structure of response...

 

Whose

Definition
possessive
Term

Concept presented for...

 

Why

Definition
Cause/effect
Term

Structure of response...

 

Why

Definition
adverb/adjective
Term

Concept presented for...

 

 How

Definition
manner/method
Term

Structure of Response...

 

 

How 

Definition
adverb/ adjective
Term

Concept presented for...

 

How...many/few

Definition
number
Term

Concept presented for...

 

How...much/little

Definition
quantity
Term

Concept presented for...

 

how...often/soon

Definition
time
Term

Concept presented for...

 

how...far/near

Definition
Distance
Term

Concept presented for...

 

how...long/short

Definition
linear measure of time
Term

Concept presented for...

 

how...heavy/light

Definition
weight
Term

Concept presented for...

 

how...big/small

Definition
size
Term

Concept presented for...

 

when

Definition
time
Term

structure of response...

 

when

Definition
addverb/prepositional phrase/tense
Term

Concept presented for...

 

which

Definition
selection/multiple choice
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

Initiating Moves

 

A new topic is introduced into the conversation

 

Definition
New Topic Introduction (N)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

Initiating Moves

 

A previous topic is reintroduced into the conversation

Definition
Restarting Old Topic (R)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

Initiating Moves

 

The speaker invites the other participant to respond verbally, including asking questions

Definition
Eliciting Verbal Response (E)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

Initiating Moves

 

The speaker intrudes into the conversation in an inappropriae manner, at an inappropriate  time, topic may be irrelevant, or a turn out of place. This code is used even if the topic is new, old, or an elicitation. Its purpose is to identify awareness of and compliance with rules of discourse.

Definition
Intruding (I)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

Responding Moves

 

the previous speaker's utterance is acknowledge through brief remarks. These are comments made by the speaker, new information is not added to the conversation

Definition
Acknowledging (A)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

 

 

Responding Moves

 

Simple affirmation or negation of previous speaker's turn. At times the speaker may respond to the question and then add new information to sustain or extend the topic, or ask a question for clarification. In these cases use all codes that apply in addition. The purpose is to identify how the individual maintains a conversation as a responder

 

Definition
Yes/No Response  (Y)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

 

Responding Moves

 

Brief response contingent on the previous speaker's direct question: "sit" and "sit down" would both be coded in response to "What do you want him to do?" When considering if a response is a one word response think about the response semantically, that is the meaning of the response vs. how many words are in it for 2-3 word utterances such as: get off, get out , go away, turn on, let go etc. Refusal to reply would be coded here if verbalized and more than a NO to a yes/no question

Definition
One-Word Answer (O)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

 

 

 

 

Responding Moves

 

Utterances that are directly related to the topic where the speaker is requesting additional information  or meaning. Utterances can be single word such as "huh" or "what," or fully formed sentences such as "I don't understand," What does ___ mean," "Could you say that again."  Note that not all requests for clarification take the form of a direct question. Consider the intent of the speaker when using this code.

 

Definition
Requesting Clarification (C)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

 

 

 

 

Responding Moves

 

The previous utterance is repeatedly partially or wholly, with or without  additional information. Use this code with the repetition is not used to acknowledge or request clarification. The intent is to identify how the individual engages in discourse turns.

 

Definition
Repeating (R)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

 

 

 

 

Responding Moves

 

Utterances that are in reply to the speaker's question but where yes/no and one word answers are not used. These would include instances where the individual provides information requesting.

 

Definition
Replying (P)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

 

 

 

 

Responding Moves

 

The topic is maintained by reformulating content without adding new informaiton. This is not an acknowledgement but a strategy used to maintain the conversation indicating comprehension on the part of the individual. These are used when the initiated utterance is an indirect question.

 

Definition
Sustaining Topic (S)
Term

Conversational moves with letter identification for coding

 

 

 

 

 

Responding Moves

 

The topic is maintained and new information

 

Definition
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