Discuss language development during the middle childhood years
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Vocabulary in middle childhood is quite expansive. Children of this age understand up to 10,000 words and
know significantly more words than they can speak. In order to read, children need to be able to integrate
visual and auditory information. This can be done phonetically and by word recognition. Word recognition relies
upon sight, whereas phonetics relies upon sound. Children generally progress from very simple to more
inclusive rules. In other words, children will move from very concrete to more expansive language, and this
progress reflects their cognitive development.
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