Prelinguistic Intervention

Question 1

focus of intervention:

Answer 1

family support 
developing a comm. system 
using symbols 
prevention/screening
at risk babies 
comm. stimulation/intervention
infants and toddlers with known disorders 
triadic intervention

Question 2

Parent-child interactions: 
raising 
modeling 
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-developing?

developing:
such as through?

Answer 2

awareness of infant comm. patterns 
interactive behaviors 
-turn taking 
-joint attention 
-invitation 
-anticipatory sets (routines in which there is a predictable seq. of behavior - peek-a-boo)

self-monitoring skills
-video feedback

Question 3

Focus of intervention cont.:
PMT:
-aid in
-contingent?

time?
...prompts
...intersection 
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...consequences
-.... temptations

Answer 3

Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching
transition to intentional comm.
comm./responsivity

delay
verbal prompts
gaze intersection

modeling
natural consequences
comm. temptations

Question 4

Cognitive milestones and intervention implications: infants and toddlers

sensorimotor period:

visual?
-so you could ?

…relationship
-so you could

Answer 4

infants interact with environment through reflexes or schemas

visual pursuit and object permanence: localization and visual pursuit are precursors to object permanence
-hide object in various places, allow portion to be uncovered

means-end relationship: problem solving
-teach how to play with toys

Question 5

Cognitive milestones and intervention implication infants and toddlers:

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Answer 5

objects in space: ability to explore objects, perform actions with objects and use objects in appropriate way

• stacking rings
• play gyms
• blocks

reproduce behavior observed - major milestone that permits to learn new skills

• patty cake
• vocal imitation
• show me your…

Question 6

Promoting Cognitive Development and Learning: 
teach 
-wait for 
0if child does not take turn 
-if they still do not - use 
-introduce?
-use new routines to ?

Answer 6

turn taking when interacting with infants and toddlers 
-child to take turn 
-signal with gesture 
-physical guidance 
new skills into familiar routines 
promote generalizations

Question 7

Promoting cognitive development and learning: 
use a child's interest and ? 
-may need to ?
-may require greater ?
-may require ?
-follow
-make routine 
-be ? in showing children how to

Answer 7

teach through play

• continue an activity longer to provide time to process info.
• adult facilitation to maintain participation in interactions and play
• wait time for reaction and to increase initiations
• child’s lead
• care activities playful
• directive and explicit/interact if not engaged

Question 8

Facilitating language skills:
talk to child 
respond to 
play ?
.., ... and ...
talk about 
read
.. and... what child says

Answer 8

from birth 
coos and babbles (turn taking)
simple games like peek-a-boo
listen, look and wait for a response 
-what you and your child are doing 
-books aloud 
-repeat and expand

Question 9

Facilitating language skills 
-look at 
always 
ask 
pair 
play with 
follow

Answer 9

family photos and talk

• answer child
• lot of questions
• gestures with words
• child one-on-one
• child’s lead

Question 10

Promote literacy awareness:

• abundant
• repeated
• varied ?

story time 
-do not ?
make stories more concrete by 
-... books 
shared

Answer 10

exposure to books and printed materials
-interaction with writing materials and their use
experiences that promote vocab dev. and oral language skills

read verbatim unless child can attend to all language
using prompts
re-read books
-interactive book reading

Question 11

teaching language skills: 
establish ? and maintain 
use ?
teach langauge in?
allow?
use ? 
talk aloud about 
-model ?

Answer 11

eye contact/attention prior to presenting info to increase comprehension

everyday activities to practice skills

content and context

extended response time

descriptive language and actions

what others are doing

different ways to say the same thing