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Language Receptive: Understanding what is
said Expressive: Verbal – Nonverbal words gestures signs
Language Milestones
Birth to 6 months Coos (vowel-like sounds) Smiles Laughs Recognizes familiar voices
Language Milestones
6 – 12 months Babbles (consonant-vowel sound
combos) Looks for familiar objects/people when
named Imitates an adult (verbal and non-
verbal) Has about 3 words or so – mama,
dada, baba
Language Milestones
12 – 18 months Vocabulary increases to 15 – 25
words Points to several body parts or
pictures on books.
Language Milestones
18 – 24 months Follow 1 & 2 step commands Big increase in vocabulary Beginning to put 2 words together - (“my juice”)
Language Milestones
24 – 30 months Knows actions Vocabulary includes nouns and verbs 2 & 3 word phrases consistently Uses words for more than just
labeling
Reasons for Language Delay
Birth trauma Neurological Structural (anatomy) Genetic (syndrome) Ear Infections or Middle Ear Fluid Family History None of the Above!!!
Imitation
Important skill for babies When parents imitate their baby
early on it helps establish a pattern.
Baby will grow and start to imitate mom or dad and this helps the baby learn that his actions influence others.
Turn Taking
Communication requires “give & take” Baby learns that parent wants him to
do something Understanding the intention of others
lays the foundation that communication is more that just words – it is the beginning of interaction with others.
Examples of Turn Taking:
Peek-a-boo Banging toys Any repetitive game
*Playing with sounds back & forth is the beginning of turn taking skills necessary for all social interactions.
Gestures We use actions/gestures with our
babies Wave bye bye Signal “Come here” Arms out when we want to pick them up “Where” (We put arms up and shrug
shoulders) Use gestures to interact & actively
communicate with your child
Gestures will:
Teach your child how fun it is to interact and motivate him to learn to talk
Help enrich his receptive language base
ALWAYS:
Pair spoken word with the gesture (helps the child to understand the word and then he will be more likely to use it when ready)
Model the gesture to your child Be consistent with the gesture you
use.
Follow Your Child’s Lead
Child’s attention is best when directed towards things he chooses rather than your choices.
Give the child time to respond.
Remember to:
Get at eye level Use simple language Give child choices Provide names of many of the
objects or actions in environment Avoid: Do you what this or that?
Modeling & Expanding Acknowledge your child’s verbal
attempt and repeat it with a longer sentence structure.Example: Child: “Ba” (Points or looks at ball.) Parent: “Ball. That is a red ball.” or “You want the ball.” or “Big ball.” or “My ball.”
Modeling & Expanding
You should model and expand the utterance about one level higher than the child
1 word phrase – 2 word phrase
Talk Talk Talk Children learn by hearing language
over and over again. Encourage your child to talk by
creating teachable moments for your child to use his words.
Don’t anticipate every need (remember: give choices)
Talk Talk Talk
Don’t require him to say something on command “Say juice.”
Don’t require him to say something by always asking “What’s this?”
Talk Talk Talk
Spontaneous communication is more rewarding Use everyday activities
Dressing Bathing Mealtime Driving Shopping
Unplug the DVD and
Shut off the cell phone
Talk Talk Talk
Ask open ended questions Gives child more opportunity for
verbal response Yes/no questions
Limiting and then you need to repeat their answer!