Language Intervention with Infants and Toddlers

Question 1

What is considered “early intervention”

Answer 1

Intervention from birth- 3years

Question 2

What is the difference between a lang. delay and a late talker?

Answer 2

Lang. Delay: 2-3y/o, lang dev behind peers
Late Talker: 18m-2 1/2 y/o using less or no words , compared to peers. Rec. Lang is unaffected

Question 3

What are are seen as “Discoverers”

Answer 3

Birth - 8 m

Question 4

Shared affect is seen typically at age:

Answer 4

4-6m

Question 5

What age group is typical of a “communicator” profile?

Answer 5

8-12 m

Question 6

At what age do you typically see joint attention?

Answer 6

9m

Question 7

Communicators are using a lot of:

Answer 7

Gestures

Question 8

A “First Word User” is of what typical age

Answer 8

12-18m

Question 9

First word users use more _______ than any other word

Answer 9

Nouns

Question 10

Types of words to work on with first word users would be:

Answer 10

verbs, prepositions, and descriptors

Question 11

A typical age for a “combiner” profile is:

Answer 11

18-24 m

Question 12

A typical age for a “early sentence user” profile is what?

Answer 12

2-3 y

Question 13

What are some language intervention strategies for infants and toddlers?

Answer 13

• Face to Face
• OWL
• Immediate response
• Join in and play
• Imitate
• Interpret
• Comment