Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
Q
How do children communicate in their early days?
A
Crying, eye gaze
2
Q
What is prelinguistic communication?
A
Communication that happens before the first word
3
Q
By what age do most children use language like adults?
A
8 years old
4
Q
Language becomes more __________ over time
A
Elaborative
5
Q
Typically developing children follow a __________ _________
A
Developmental sequence
6
Q
What are some things that parents interpret as communication during early infancy?
A
Different cries for different needs, facial expressions, eye gaze patterns, limb and mouth movements
7
Q
What are protoconversations?
A
Mutual smiles and greeting behaviour between caregivers and infants beginning around 3 months of age
8
Q
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