Extended mapping is the idea that children learn language based on a more extensive, drawn-out process. … It’s like the child is sketching out a general map of their memory so that they can retrieve what’s been stored there. But since it’s drawn so quickly, the map isn’t very detailed.

What is an example of fast mapping?

The process of rapidly learning a new word by contrasting it with a familiar word. This is an important tool that children use during language acquisition. An example would be presenting a young child with two toy animals – one a familiar creature (a dog) and one unfamiliar (a platypus).

What is fast mapping vs slow mapping?

Fast mapping is the general representation of a new word with as little as a single exposure, AFTER fast mapping occurs, children engage in slow mapping, during which they gradually refine respresentations with time and multiple exposures to the word in varying contexts.