Stages of Development

Question 1

What happens in the one word stage?

Answer 1

• one word utterances
  —>pragmatic meaning

Question 1

What are the 4 stages of Development with ages

Answer 1

1) One word stage - 12-18m
2) Two word stage - 18-24m
3) Telegraphic stage - 24-36m
4) Post-telegraphic stage - 36m+

Question 2

What happens in the two word stage?

Answer 2

• two words combine
• SV or VO

Question 3

What happens in the telegraphic stage?

Answer 3

• three or more words are joined in an increasingly complex and accurate way
• SVO, SVC, SVA

Question 4

What happens in the post telegraphic stage?

Answer 4

• higher awareness of grammatical rules and irregularities
  —> saying “run” instead of “ranned”