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Content Review

1. Provide two or three examples of an infant’s early attempts at communication. Then describe how researchers assess early communication attempts.

2. In your own words, describe the three stages of language development (prelinguistic, phonological, and semantic) and summarize the hallmarks and importance of each.

3. Describe the different ways language learners go about making connections between words and meaning. As part of your answer, describe the factors that can influence a young child’s vocabulary development.                                         ReferencesCourse Text: The Development of Language
4. • Chapter 2, “Communication Development in Infancy”
   • Chapter 3, “Phonological Development: Learning Sounds and Sound Patterns”
   • Chapter 4, “Semantic Development: Learning the Meanings of Words”

5. Online Reading: Week 2 Reading (PDF)
   Used by permission.

6. Research Articles on Language Development:

7. • Fathers Influence a Child’s Language Development (PDF)

   • Made-for-Baby Videos May Harm Language Development (PDF)

   • Native Language Governs the Way Toddlers Interpret Speech Sounds (PDF)

   • Psychologists Test Effects of Household Noise on Children’s Verbal Development (PDF)

Optional Resources

• Web Site: Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile (CSBS DP)
  http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/books/wetherby-csbsdp/index.htm

  The CSBS DP is a screening and evaluation tool that helps determine communication behaviors of young children (6–24 months).
  

• • CSBS DP Infant-Toddler Checklist
    http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/books/wetherby-csbsdp/checklist.htm

    Download the free checklist and accompanying scoring sheets (PDF)

• Web Site: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Speech and Language Developmental Milestones
  http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/pages/speechandlanguage.aspx

• Web Site: Child Development Institute: Language Development in Children
  http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/child-development/language_development.shtml

• Web Site: Zero to Three: Communication Skills (Tips for Parents)
  http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_key_social_communication&AddInterest=1157

• Web Site: A Place of Our Own
  http://www.aplaceofourown.org

• Web Site: A Place of Our Own: “Tips on Creating Language-Rich Environments for Infants and Toddlers”
  http://www.aplaceofourown.org/workshop8.php