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Week 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| metalinguistic awareness | the ability to treat language as an object separate from the from the meaning it conveys ex: 5 y/o can distinguish "drink the chair" as silly and "cake the eat" is the wrong way around |
| auditory discrimination | the ability to recognize and distinguish between different sounds ex: a baby is able to recognize the difference between sounds like "pa" and "ba" |
| negation | the contradiction or denial of something ex: young children learn to comment on the disappearances of objects, to refuse a suggestion, or to reject an assertion (as simple as saying "no") |