Childhood language development References: Allen, K. Marotz, L. (2010). Developmental Profiles: Pre-Birth through Twelve (6th Ed.). USA: Cengage and Owens, R., Metz, D. Farinella, K. (2011). Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Lifespan Evidence Bas
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Birth to 19 language developement
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Three months
"Responds vocally to partner" (Owens, Metz, Farinella, 2011, p. 106). -
Eight months
Begins gesturing, and babbles by repeating same syllable in a series. -
Twelve months
First words spoken to express intention. -
18 months
"Begins combing words on the basis of word-order rules" (Owens, et al., 2011, p. 106). -
Two-year-old
"Begins adding bound morphemes" (Owens, et al., 2011, p. 106). -
Three-year-old
"MLU is 3.0-3.3 morphemes." -
Four-year-old
"Begins to change style to fit conversational partner" (Owens, et al., 2011, p. 106). -
Five-year-old
There is evidence of phonetic knowledge in reading attempts (Otto, 2010). -
Six-year-old
"Begins to learn visual mode of communication with writing and reading" (Owens, et al., 2011, p. 106). -
Seven-year-old
"Enagage in storytelling, like to write short stories, and tell imaginative tales" (Allen & Marotz, 2010, p. 180). Uses more descriptive adjectives and adverbs (Allen & Marotz, 2010). -
Eight-year-old
"Uses language to criticize and compliment others...intrigued with learning secret word codes and using code langage" (Allen & Marotz, 2010, p. 188). -
Teenager/young adult
"Able to participate competently in conversations and telling of narratives" (Owens, et al., 2011, p. 106). -
Early/Middle Adulthood
Education and occupation may be relected in vocabulary. Full range of topics; written language continues in importance and sophistication (Owens, et al., 2011).
