Preschool Language Development Flashcards
when does preschool language age range start?
3 years
Typical 3-year-old sentences have __ - __ words
3-5
3 year olds typically have a vocab of around ___ words
1000
Strangers can understand ___ of what a typical 3-year-old says
most
Common phrase for a 3-year-old
why?
At this age, children start to engage in group and make-believe play
3
Do three-year-olds speak in complete sentences?
Yes
4-year old children usually have a vocabulary of __ish words
1500
Children can start to tell stories about past events around this age
4
Children begin to speak in complex sentences at this age
4
parents can start to hear swear words around this age
4
at this age, children have vivid imaginations and make up characters in their play
4
at this age, a child’s attention span is around 10-15 mins
4
At this age, a child can count a little and understands some colors
4
At this age, children ask and answer who, what, when, where and why questions
4
at ___, children express anger through language instead of physically
4
All speech sounds are mastered around year ___
7
___ precedes ___ in terms of phonological production
perception; production
Around age ___, children understand that speech sounds convey meaning
3-4
The higher the phonological working memory, the more there are of these four things
1) grammatical complexity
2) word variety
3) word production
4) MLU
Phonological development affects these two language component areas
morphology
syntax
all vowels are acquired by age __
3
all consonants are acquired by age __
8
what are the first types of consonants children usually make?
nasals
what are the last types of consonants children usually acquire?
affricates
what are two approximants in English?
/w/, /j/
what is the English lateral approximant
/l/
What is the order children typically acquire consonants in? (specially, consonant manner) (6 total)
NSALFA
(The NSA lies frequently, Anne!)
Nasals
Stops
Approximants
Lateral approximants
Fricatives
Affricates
consonant clusters begin to appear at age __
4
What is the order children typically acquire consonants in? (specially, consonant placement)
GBVADP
Glittery Baby Vampires Are Dangerous Predators
Glottals
Bilabials
Velars
Alveolar/post alveolar
Dental/labiodentals
Palatals (ie /ʃ/)
Four factors that affect a consonant sound’s development in a child’s phonological suite?
-Motor abilities of child
-The frequency of occurrence in the language
-Functional load of sound in language - how important is it
-Sound’s articulatory complexity
Of the four factors that affect consonant development, what is the most significant one in English?
Functional load
What is the functional load of a consonant?
How replaceable it is - can you replace this sound with a similar one and still be understood?
systematic procedures used by children to make adult words pronounceable
Phonological Processes