language development preschool age children. receptive language the ability to understand language....
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LanguageDevelopmen
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Preschool AgeChildren
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=gPXsoZ_F0SA
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, Mahttp://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– may or may not
make sense– short sentences
I draw picture of the sun today.
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 fifty 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. PraiseC. Positive FeedbackD. 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):
H. Take children’s comments seriously
• listen to them
I. Avoid baby talk and babbling
J. Correct their speech