Which of the following illustrates an example of the influence of a child's sociocultural context on their language development? A) Early childcare centres promote interactions between caregivers and children, which leads to increases in children's vocabulary size and complexity B) Level of parental education is associated with number of interactions between caregivers and children. More caregiver-child interactions are associated with larger child vocabulary. C) Racial segregation policies in schools have influenced the quality of education that children receive. Children who receive higher quality education have been found to have larger and more complex vocabularies. D) All of the above represent sociocultural influences on language development

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Which of the following illustrates an example of the influence of a child's sociocultural context on their language development?

A) Early childcare centres promote interactions between caregivers and children, which leads to increases in children's vocabulary size and complexity

B) Level of parental education is associated with number of interactions between caregivers and children. More caregiver-child interactions are associated with larger child vocabulary.

C) Racial segregation policies in schools have influenced the quality of education that children receive. Children who receive higher quality education have been found to have larger and more complex vocabularies.

D) All of the above represent sociocultural influences on language development

 

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It is an undeniable fact that the birth culture and social environment of the child are very important for the child to acquire language development as the first language they are hearing that is spoken is the first one they themselves speak. Language is ultimately a social product to enhance the need for communication. 

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