Piaget

How does Piaget's theory on linguistic development support the type and order of words a child uses? 

Piaget's theory supports language development that they go through at different stages in their life from a very young age continuing on to young teenager, all four stages happen at a similar time for most children. The first stage is called sensorimotor stage. This stage last until the child is about two years old, and is mostly emphasised on movement. Small babies aren't yet away that they have control over their own bodies, they are unaware they they have the ability to complete small activities such as wiggling their fingers, waving their legs, crawl, and eventually nearer the end of the stage, bigger activities once they're aware of their ability to move their own limbs they may begin to walk with support, Piaget believed a similar process happens with the children language development. Learning sounds, experimenting, then with encouragement and support a children will begin to learn more complex language. 

The second stage is called the preoperational stage which begins at the age of two years and finishes nearer the age of six but some children vary until the age of seven. this stage is made up the child's ability to talk all the time, but not always out loud. An example is a child may describe an activity that they're doing, however for adults there was no need for the description of what they're doing because its easy to see, with an activity such as walking.

The third stage the concrete operational stage. The stage begins at the ages of 7 and continues until the child is about eleven or twelve. This stage consists of the child's ability to use logic and be able to solve problems that they face linguistically. However there is evidence that Piaget believed many people remained in this stage for life and never moved on to the forth stage called the formal operational stage.

The final stage begins at the earliest of eleven or twelve, and is where a child begins to use abstract reason to make mental distinctions between self and an idea its considering. A child will also learn the ability to use language to express their opinion and debate.