Term

learning to read

Definition

>harder than learning to speaking >few humans unable to speak, but many unable to read

Term

language development

Definition

>starts before birth >1 yr- phonemes not in native language aren't discriminated >2 yrs-aware of basic grammar structures and 'naming explosion' >6yrs- 5-6k words known >preschool- pragmatic use of language

Term

metalinguistic awareness

Definition

aware sentences can be right/wrong and that a sentence consists of words