Stages of Development Flashcards
Pre-verbal stage - vegetative
Sounds of discomfort or reflexive actions (0-4m)
Pre-verbal stage - cooing
Comfort sounds and vocal play using open-mouthed vowel sounds (4-7m)
Pre-verbal stage - Babbling
Repeated patterns of consonant & vowel sounds (6-12m)
Pre-verbal stage - Proto-words/scribble talk
Word like vocalisations, not matching actual words but used consistently for the same meaning (9-12m)
Proto-word example
Using ‘mmm’ to mean ‘give me that’ as well as an accompanying gesture.
Lexical/Grammatical development - Holophrastic/one-word
One word utterances (12-18m)
Lexical/Grammatical development - Two-word
Two word combinations (18-24m)
Lexical/Grammatical development - Telegraphic
3+ words combined (24-36m)
Lexical/Grammatical development - Post-telegraphic
More grammatically complex combinations (36+m)
Phonological development - Plosives
Created when the airflow is blocked for a brief time
Plosives voiced and unvoiced
V: b, d, g
UV: p, t, r
Phonological development - Fricatives
Created when airflow is only partially blocked & air moves through mouth in steady stream
Fricatives voiced and unvoiced
V: v, ð (THy), Z, ʒ (deluSion)
UV: f, θ (THigh), s, ʃ (SHip)
Phonological development - Affricates
When you put plosives and fricatives together
Affricates voiced and unvoiced
V: dʒ (Judge)
UV: ʈʃ (CHurch)