Language Development Preschool Age Children Receptive Language The ability to understand language. (Can be non-verbal) Productive Language Able to actually speak and use words meaningfully. Definitions: Speech = Communication through words Linguistics = Study of how people learn to speak 7 Stages for Learning to Speak: 1. Undifferentiated Crying: • 0-1 month old • Cries to get everything it needs: – food, sleep, diaper changed, etc. 2. Differentiated Crying: • 2 months old • Cries are different for each thing child wants http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= aewskiO9YuY 3. Cooing • Begins at 3 months • Elongated vowels sounds – A, E, I, O, U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= IQoD1bCl9OA&feature=related 4. Babbling • 6 months • Putting together consonants and vowels to make simple words – Ma, Ma http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= bPGekZreJLc&feature=related 5. First Word: • 1 year old http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= uaurzbTgm3k 6. Two word sentences: • 2 years old • Noun and verb sentences – Me eat – Go car 7. Multi-word sentences: • 3 years old • Putting together sentences I draw picture of the sun today. – may or may not make sense – short sentences Other Facts about Language • A child’s first word is said around their first birthday. • A 2 yr. old child has a vocabulary of about 50- 250 words. • A child can understand many more words than they can actually speak. What Parents Can Do to Help: Development of Language in Children Helpful Hints: A. Expose children to a rich language base-talk B. Praise C. Positive Feedback D. Play-back or restating (say it over and over – repeating) E. Elaborate More Helpful Hints: F. Interactive-reading, ask open ended questions (who, why, when, where, how?) G. Language tour guide • • • • Grocery Store Department Store Zoo Toy Store Helpful Hints (con’t): Take children’s comments seriously H. • I. J. listen to them Avoid baby talk and babbling Correct their speech
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