GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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2 to 7 years old
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5 to 18 years old
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5 to 12 years old
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Children’s brains develop in spurts called critical periods. The first occurs around age 2, with a second one occurring during adolescence.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to Lenneberg’s theory, natural acquisition of (a first or a second) language from mere exposure occurs during a critical period that begins at the age of two years and ends in puberty.
Detailed explanation-3: -The critical period hypothesis (CPH) states that the first few years of life constitute the time during which language develops readily and after which (sometime between age 5 and puberty) language acquisition is much more difficult and ultimately less successful.
Detailed explanation-4: -The early years of a child’s life are very important for later health and development. One of the main reasons is how fast the brain grows starting before birth and continuing into early childhood.