when it comes to communication development in children, there is a wide range of things that...
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Human Knot
When it comes to communication development in children, there is a wide range of things that classify
“normal development”
These standards are set in order to track your child’s progress and know what to expect of
your child at certain ages
If your child is significantly behind in their age group category, it would be wise to talk with your
child’s doctor
Typical Language Development for…
6 MonthsChild responds to their name
Responds to human voices without visual cues by turning head and opening eyes
Responds appropriately to friendly and angry tones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBy8iNYIML4
12 MonthsUses one or more words with meaning
Understands simple instructions, especially if vocal or physical cues are given
Practices grammar
Aware of social value of speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zkJqC78b_w
18 MonthsHas a vocabulary of 5-20 words
Vocab made up mostly of nouns
Some phrases
Jargon with emotional content
Able to follow simple commands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBuy4Q81SeI
2 YearsCan name a number of objects common
to their surroundings
Begins to combine words into short sentences
Vocabulary reaches approximately 150-300 words
Controlled volume and pitch of voice
Responds to commands such as “Show me your eyes (noes, mouth, hair)”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCPzRr5XQV8
3 YearsCorrectly uses I, you, me
Begins using both plural and past tenses
Knows chief parts of body and can name/find them on their body
Vocabulary up to 900-1000 words
Can give their name, sex and age
Understands routine activities (what to do when it’s time to sleep, eat, go to school)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8mF23NaE6chttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPoQWclfqOY
4 YearsKnows names of familiar animals
Names objects in picture books or magazines
Knows one or more colors
Can repeat numbers
Begins to play more ‘make believe’ games
5 YearsCan begin to use descriptive words
Can typically count to ten
Should be able to repeat sentences as long as nine words
Defines common objects
Knows age
Knows tomorrow, yesterday and today
Speech is grammatically correct
Children and PlayThere are different types as
well as different forms of play
What’s the difference?
Types of play concentrate on categories where forms of play
focus more on what is happening in the situation
Types of PlayMotor/Physical Play
This type of play allows children to begin to exercise their fine motor skills through more
active activities Example: A child beginning to move around the
house in a walker or a toy bike
Social PlayThis type of play comes into action when a child is
involved with other childrenExample: Children playing together in the sandbox
Here, children begin to develop their social skills as well as learn social rules such as give and take
Constructive PlayConstructive play is when children manipulate their
environment to create thingsExample: Children building towers and cities with blocks,
build things in the sand or draw murals on the sidewalk with chalk
Fantasy PlaySimilar to Constructive play; here, children begin to try out new roles and possible situations. This is where children
really stretch their imagination and almost create their own world
Example: Playing a game of ‘Lava Monster’ on the playground
Games with RulesHere, children begin to play games that follow certain rules in order to be played. This teaches children that rules must
be followed in order for things to work properlyExample: Follow the leader, Simon Says
Forms of Play
As children develop more and more, they will move from solitary play to
group play.
The different forms a child chooses to participate in may vary from day to day
There are three basic forms of play:
Solitary PlayBabies usually like to spend much of their time playing on their own where they can
explore their new world
Older children will sometimes prefer to play on their own as well where they will learn how to draw, paint,
build, create stories with dolls or explore more on their own
Parallel PlayFrom ages 2-3 children move alongside other children
without much interaction with each other
The children may be engaged in similar or totally different activities but they enjoy being surrounded by
children their own age
It may seem as though they don’t care about the presence of the other children around them but remove them from that environment and you will see a drastic
change!
Group PlayBy the age of 3 or 4 (depending on where you live)
children are ready for preschool
Children are able to communicate and socialize with other children and share ideas and toys with one
another
Here, through interactive play, children begin to learn social skills such as sharing and taking turns
Children are also able to follow a “theme” of a group activity as well
Example: A game like hide and go seek calls for children to be quiet and still where most other games have to do with interacting with everyone and moving
around much more