Communication/Language

Question 1

From 1-3 months an infant’s communication is:

Answer 1

1. Coos, differentiated crying

Question 2

From 4-5 months an infant’s communication is:

Answer 2

1. Simple vowel sounds
2. Laughs aloud
3. “Raspberries”
4. Vocalizes in response to voices
5. Respond to own name
6. “No”

Question 3

From 4-7 months an infant’s communication is:

Answer 3

1. Begins to distinguish emotions bases on tone of voice

Question 4

At 6 months an infant’s communication is:

Answer 4

1. Squeals and yells (express joy or displeasure)

Question 5

From 7-10 months an infant’s communication is:

Answer 5

1. Babbling begins
2. Able to respond to simple commands

Question 6

From 9-12 months an infant’s communication is:

Answer 6

1. “Mama” and “Dada” with meaning
2. Begins to imitate other speech sounds

Question 7

At 12 months an infant’s communication is:

Answer 7

1. Uses 2-3 recognizable words with meaning
2. Pays more attention to speech
3. Babbles with inflection
4. Recognizes objects by name
5. Starts to imitate animal sounds

Question 8

At 12 months a toddler’s communication is:

Answer 8

1. Follow one-step command accompanied with gestures
2. Uses finger to point at things
3. Imitates or uses gestures
4. Communicates desired with words and gestures, vocal imitation
5. First word

Question 9

At 15 months a toddler’s communication is:

Answer 9

1. Follow one-step commands without gestures
2. Understand 100-150 words
3. Repeats words
4. Babbling in more of a sentence

Question 10

At 18 months a toddler’s communication is:

Answer 10

1. Understand “no”
2. Comprehends 200 words
3. Uses at least 5-20 words
4. Uses names of familiar objects
5. May ask “what’s this”

Question 11

At 24 months a toddler’s communication is:

Answer 11

1. Points to named body parts
2. Points to pictures in books
3. Enjoys listening to simple stories
4. Name variety of objects in environment
5. “My” or “mine”
6. Uses 40-50 words
7. 2-3 word sentences
8. Ask questions
9. Uses simple phrases and some descriptive words
10. Should be able to understand 2/3 of what child says

Question 12

At 30 months a toddler’s communication is:

Answer 12

1. Follow 2 independent commands
2. Vocabulary 150-300 words

Question 13

At 36 months a toddler’s communication is:

Answer 13

1. Understands most sentences
2. Understands physical relationship (on, in, under)
3. Participates in short conversations
4. Follow 3-part command
5. “Why”
6. 3-4 word sentences
7. Speech is more understandable
8. Talk about something in the past
9. Vocabulary 1,000 words
10. Say name, age, gender, pronouns/plurals

Question 14

At age 3 a preschoolers communication is:

Answer 14

1. Telegraphic speech (short sentences with only essential information)

Question 15

At age 4 a preschoolers communication is:

Answer 15

1. Speak in complete sentence
2. Uses adult-like grammar
3. Tell a story that is easy to follow
4. Ask questions
5. Stay on topic
6. Understands same and different
7. Knows at least one color
8. Can count a few number
9. Vocabulary of 1500 words
10. Uses language to engage in make-believe
11. Follow 3-part command

Question 16

At age 5 a preschoolers communication is:

Answer 16

1. Persons outside of home can understand most of speech
2. Explain how an item is used
3. Participates in more detailed conversations
4. Talks about past, future, imaginary events
5. Can count to ten
6. Vocabulary of 2100 words
7. Say name and address
8. Recall part of story

Question 17

What communication skill does a school-age child have?

Answer 17

1. Communication and vocabulary skills accelerate: 8,000 to 14,000 words
2. Learn to read
3. Use more complex grammar
4. Develop metalinguistic awareness
5. Begin to use metaphors

Question 18

What communication skills does an adolescent have?

Answer 18

1. Continue to develop and are refined
2. Use of colloquial speech increases