Developing Speech 5 - Developing Lexis

Question 0

By the _____ ____ _____ they have already __________ their sounds to those of their main language.

Answer 0

• first word stage

- contracted

Question 1

Once children can produce sounds effectively, they can use these skills to. . .

Answer 1

Form ‘real’ words that others can recognise.

Question 2

_____-______ have meanings for the cild and their carers.

Answer 2

Proto-words

Question 3

_____-______ are less understood by others so a child needs to acquire vocabulary that will help them be understood by a wider audience.

Answer 3

Proto-words

Question 4

Alongside vocabulary building, a child needs to learn _________ in order to link objects and ideas.

Answer 4

Semantics

Question 5

___________ and one-word utterances are likely to develop alongside or after _____-______.

Answer 5

• holophrases

- Proto-words

Question 6

By __ months a child knows 50 words on average.

Answer 6

12

Question 7

By 24 months a child knows ___ words on average.

Answer 7

200

Question 8

By 36 months a child knows ____ on average.

Answer 8

2,000