CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This theory emphasises the interaction between children and their care-givers.
A
Cognitive
B
Behaviourist
C
Interaction
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) His sociocultural theory declares that social interaction within the family and with knowledgeable members of the community is the primary means by which children acquire behaviours and cognitive processes relevant to their own society.

Detailed explanation-2: -The social interaction theory’s position on language development is that children have an innate predisposition to acquire language and that they develop their own rules (Piper, 2012). According to this theory, social interaction with adults plays an important role in learning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Attachment between children and their caregivers can be understood as a mutually secure connection, established over time from birth into the early years of a child’s life, and beyond. During infancy, attachment grows through eye contact, through touch and closeness, through hearing and mirroring one another.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most important are the day-to-day interactions between primary caregivers and small children in affecting the child’s brain and neurological development, psychological capacities and social adjustment.

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