Definitions Flashcards
Define growth
Growth is the process of developing physically, mentally or spiritually
Define development
Development is the changes and progression a person goes through during their lives
Define life stages
Life stages are what a person experienced during their individual life cycle
Define life span
Life span is the amount of time between a persons birth and their death
What can a child do at 3 years old? (Gross motor skills)
Ride a tricycle and run
Define Echolalia
Repeating the last word or sound that they have heard
Define passive vocabulary
Understands more than they can say
Define jargon
Talks all the time in their own language
Define holophrase
Words are used to mean more than one thing. E.g. ‘cup’ may mean ‘where is my cup?’
Define telegraphic sentences
Short sentences that do not have a joining word e.g. ‘me want ball’
Define monosyllabic babbling
Repetitive sounds e.g. dadadad
Define polysyllabic sounds
Changes in tone and pitch
Define motherese
Used to describe the way in which adults speak to baby’s in a simple, slow and clear rhythmic manner
Define active vocabulary
Use of speech or signs
