9/30 & 10/2 Normal Speech and Language Development (not on exam) Flashcards
For children birth to 3 years old, how is their expressive language?
- vocalizes when caregiver smiles and talks
- coos
- makes a sound other than crying or cooing (squeals, grunts, and raspberries)
- Has hunger cry
- repeats a syllable while crying
- produces 2 different vowels or consonants
- vocalizes to express pleasure
- cries to get attention
- make a sound at the back of the throat (k,g)
For children birth to 3 years old, how is their language comprehension?
- quiets to a familiar voice
- moves in response to a pleasant voice
- shows awareness of a speaker
- attends to other voices
- attends to speaker’s mouth
- discriminates between angry/friendly voices
For children birth to 3 years old, how is their pragmatics?
- child responds in response to holding, touching, or talking
- child seeks/searches for adult eye contact
- laughs at amusing activities
- shows interest in people, not objects
- cries to get attention
For children 3-6 months how is their language expression?
- vocalizes in response to singing
- vocalizes feelings (intonations)
- takes turns vocalizing
- laughs at toy or own activity
- babbles, produces duplicated sounds when alone
- vocalizes to express displeasure
- stops babbling when someone talks
- initiates “talking”
- demonstrates sound play when alone or with others
- whines with a manipulative purpose
- attempts to interact, searches for eye contact
- interrupts others vocalizations
For children 3-6 months how is their language comprehension?
Turns head toward voice
Searches for the speaker
Responds to sounds other than voices
Recognizes own name
Stops crying when spoken to
Responds to “No” 50% of the time
Discriminates between a threatening vs. friendly
voice
Anticipates feeding
Cries in response to anger
For children 3-6 months, how is their pragmatics?
Different cries for different reasons
Maintains eye contact
Vocalizes in response to vocalization
Imitates facial expressions
For children 6-9 months how is their language expression?
Vocalizes 4 different syllables
Vocalizes a 2 syllable combination “dada, baba”
Vocalizes in response to objects that move
Imitates duplicated syllables
Vocalizes during games (patty cake)
Sings along with a familiar song (melody)
Shouts or vocalizes to get attention
For children 6-9 months, how is their language comprehension?
Recognizes family members names
Responds with gesture to “come up”/”want up”
Attends to music
Responds to “No” most of the time
Maintains attention to the speaker for a long period
Responds to sounds when not visible
Stops when name is called
Attends to pictures briefly
Waves in response to “bye bye”
For children 6-9 months, how is their pragmatics?
Exchanges gestures with an adult
Uses gesture and vocalization to protest
Shouts or vocalizes to get attention
For children 6-9 months, how is their language expression?
Says “mama” or “dada” meaningfully
Imitates consonant vowel syllables
Imitates non-speech sounds (animal sounds)
Vocalizes with intent frequently
Uses a word to call a person, may be an approximation
Says 1-2 words spontaneously
Vocalizes a desire to change activities
Imitates the names of familiar objects
For children 9-12 months, how is their language comprehension?
Attends to new words
Gives objects on verbal request
Looks at person saying child’s name
Performs a routine activity on verbal request
Looks at familiar objects and people when named
Attends to objects mentioned during conversation
Follows simple commands occasionally
Understands simple questions without gesture
Verbalizes or vocalizes in response to verbal requests
Participates in speech routine games
Identifies 2 body parts on self
For children 9-12 months, how is their pragmatics?
Vocalizes to call others
Indicates a desire for activity change
Vocalizes when another person calls
For children 12-15 months, How is their language expression?
Uses 5-10 words consistently
Vocalizes with gestures and pointing
Uses a combination of jargon and words
Imitates new words spontaneously
Shakes head “No”
For children 12-15 months, how is their phonology?
Uses sentences like intonation (jargon)
Some echolalia is present
Uses most vowels and some consonants in jargon
Omits many final and some initial consonants
Basically unintelligible, except for a few words
Words usually have a CV structure (bo/boat)
More frequent usage of M,P,B,T,D,W,N,H
For children 12-15 months, how is their language comprehension?
Follows simple 1 step commands, e.g., “go get the ball”
Points to objects and wanted objects on request
Points to 1-3 large body/face parts on request
Begins to claim certain objects
Points to 2 action words in pictures on request
Understands some prepositions (in/on)
For children 12-15 months, how is their pragmatics?
Points, shows, gives objects to adults
Solicits another’s attention, with words or physically
Teases, scolds, warns others
Imitates other children
Initiates turn taking
Uses words to protest
For children 15-18 months, how is their language expression?
Says “All gone”
Answers “What’s this?”
Asks for more
Imitates 3 animal sounds
Calls caregiver when waking
Sings independently
Begins 1-2 word phrases
Uses early modifiers (pretty, hot, dirty)
Verbalizes to have needs met, e.g., juice
50% of all utterances are nouns
Mean length of utterance is 1-2 words
For children 15-18 months, how is their language comprehension?
Receptively identifies 2 or more objects or pictures from a group
Comprehends simple questions
Carries out 2 consecutive directions, e.g., “Get your coat and bring it to me”
Remembers and associates new words by categories
Finds familiar objects not in sight
understands 50 words
For children 15-18 months, how is their phonology?
Uses sentence-like intonation patterns (jargon)
Some echolalia is present
Uses most vowels and some consonants in jargon
Omits many final and some initial consonants
Basically unintelligible, except for a few words
Words usually have a CV structure (bo/boat)
More frequent usage of M,P,B,T,D,W,N,H
For children 15-18 months, how is their pragmatics?
Points, shows, gives objects to adults
Solicits another’s attention, with words or physically
Teases, scolds, warns others
Imitates other children
Initiates turn taking
Uses words to protest
For children 18-21 months, how is their language expression?
Imitates animal sounds and names
Begins to spontaneously produce animal sounds and names
Uses 10-20 words consistently and spontaneously
Verbalizes needs
Adjective (ADJ) and verb usage begins
Imitates 2-3 word phrases/sentences (Noun +
Verb, Noun + ADJ)
Uses 2 word phrases/sentences frequently and spontaneously
Says “No”
For children 18-21 months, how is their phonology?
Jargon is almost extinguished
Uses rising intonation for questions
65 % intelligible by 2 years
Uses words with CVC construction
Uses sentence like intonation patterns
For children 18-21 months, how is their language comprehension?
Points to 5 body parts, common objects and/or clothing pieces on person and in pictures
Understands action words
Listens as pictures are named and identifies pictures when named
Listens to simple stories
Understands some personal pronouns, e.g., “Give it to her/me”
Responds accurately to simple yes/no questions
Understands “Sit down” and “Come here”
For children 18-21 months, how is their pragmatics?
Expresses intentions
Much verbal turn-taking
Engages in adult-like dialogue
Uses words during pretend play
For children 21-24 months, how is their language expression?
Uses 3 word phrases occasionally
Refers to self by name
Begins to use some pronouns
Says own name on request
Verbalizes immediate experiences
Uses 50 recognizable words
33% of all utterances are nouns
MLU is 1.8 words
For children 21-24 months, how is their phonology?
Jargon is almost extinguished
Uses rising intonation for questions
65 % intelligible by 2 years
Uses words with CVC construction
Uses sentence like intonation patterns
For children 21-24 months, how is their language comprehension?
Comprehends 300 words
Object permanence is fully acquired
Follows directions using 1 or 2 spatial
prepositions/concepts
Follows a series of 2-3 simple, related commands, e.g., “Pick up the ball and roll it to me”
Selects 1 item from a field of 5
Follows novel commands
Understands most complex sentences, e.g., “When we get to the store, I’ll buy you an ice
cream cone”