1. believes in nature ( children are born with skills and abilities to talk and walk, it just takes time for children to develop them)
2. Believe in nurture (the believe that a child is a product of their family and actions not the natural environment. )
3. Nature
4. Nurture
5. Bahaviorist
5.1. BF Skinner
5.1.1. For example a child does something good and they are praised by a parent, the child will repeat that again. This is positive reinforcement. Negative reinforcement is when a child does something bad and is scolded or placed in time out, this associates the action with being bad and the child is less likely to repeat it.
5.1.2. There are different types of learning that go along with behaviorist theories Syntactic, Semantic and Morphemic. the researchers believe that a child’s behavior and personality are based off of their behaviors and behaviors of their parents and care givers
6. Interactionist
6.1. Lev Vygotsky
6.1.1. sociocultural
6.1.2. children will acquire language and communication skills because of the need to communicate their needs with the people around them.
6.1.3. Vygotsky states that a children language development is due to their surroundings.
7. Nativist
7.1. Noam Chomsky
7.1.1. believes in nature ( children are born with skills and abilities to talk and walk, it just takes time for children to develop them)
7.1.2. Noam Chomsky said language acquisition involves an interaction between environment influences and an inborn tendency to acquire language.
8. Cognitive Developmentalist
8.1. Jean Piaget
8.1.1. Emphasizes that language is developed as the child grows older and and they develop cognitively
8.1.1.1. Languages are developed only after a child is mature and develops enough skills to talk
8.1.1.1.1. for a child to be able to learn language, mental representation must be present.
8.1.2. Theory claims that sounds like vocalizations and babbling are not considered language since the child does not know what they are saying.