Language Development Flashcards
A 5 year old’s syntax consists of the following:
Use conjuctions, present, past, and future tense; uses “if” statements; understand the passive voice; their language imitates the adult model; MLU of 6.0-8.0; ask “how” questions
A 5 year old’s semantic skills consists of the following:
comprehend about 13,000 to 16,000 words; define objects based on its features and use; use similarities and differences; understand spatial relations and prepositions; name days of the week; name ranks; know what each body part does; understand first and last; tell long stories related to the past and the present
A 5 year old’s morphological skills consists of the following:
Begin to use adverbial word endings; know indefinite pronouns; use irregular plurals and general pronouns and superlatives; know passive forms of main verbs
A 5 year old’s pragmatic skills consists of the following:
add to adult conversation; understand humour/surprise; asks for permission to use objects; change their speech according to the listener
A 6-7 year old’s syntactic skills consists of the following:
reflexive pronouns and passive voice with an MLU of 7.3
A 6-7 year old’s semantic skills consists of the following:
Comprehend 20,000-26,000 words; understand time in relation to a specific schedule; understand seasons; form letters and numbers
A 6-7 year old’s morphological skills consists of the following:
use irregular comparatives; begin to use gerunds; use derivational morphemes
A 6-7 year old’s pragmatic skills consist of the following:
may use slang and profanity; become aware of other people’s mistakes in their speech
A 7-8 year old’s syntactic skills consists of the following:
mainly complex sentences; average MLU of 7.0-9.0
A 7 to 8 year old’s semantic skills consists of the following:
interpret stories and jokes literally; love to tell stories sequentially; use some figurative language and details when describing things;
A 7 to 8 year old’s morphological skills consists of the following:
superlatives, adverbs, and most irregular verb forms
A 7 to 8 year old’s pragmatic skills consists of the following:
Role-play; use non-linguistic and nonverbal communicative behaviors; begin and maintain conversations
A 3 to 4 year old’s syntactic skills consists of the following:
Begin to use complex and compound sentences; begin to use clause-connecting verbs; use mostly nouns, verbs, and pronouns; use tag questions, modal verbs, complex verb phrases, and embedded forms, and passive voices
A 3 to 4 year old’s pragmatic skills consists of the following:
can stay on topic; can express agreement, rejection, or denial; can reply with yes or no; role-playing; use indirect speech
A 3 to 4 year old’s morphological skills consist of the following:
use “because” and “myself”; use possessive markers; use markers for 3rd person singular tense; can form irregular plural; uses is/am/are in sentences; use “is” at the beginning of questions; contracted forms of modals (e.g., I’d for I would)
