Stage 2-preststematic Stage

Question 0

Why is it difficult to identify the first true words?

Answer 0

1. Babbling
2. Protowords (doesn’t sound like adult production
3. True words
4. Imitation

Question 1

Understand the development of meaningful speech. What are the criteria for identifying true words?

Answer 1

Not imitation
Multiple uses in a similar context
Some similarity to the adult production
Used consistently for an identified referent

Question 2

What Are protowords (invented words) and progressive and regressive idioms?

Answer 2

Progressive idioms: words with more advanced phonetic accuracy(compared to age) aka fossilized forms

Question 3

Regressive idioms-

Answer 3

words with LESS phonetic accuracy aka fossilized forms

Question 4

If a process is no longer used, does that mean that all of the effected consonant sounds produced correctly?

Answer 4

No, children will often sub one process for another