-
A Child is Born!!
-
Period: to
Language Development From Birth to 18 Years
-
Vocally Responds to Caregiver and Others
-
Starts to Gesture
-
First word has been spoken. Words start taking the place of gestures.
-
Starts to combine words using word-order rules
-
Has started using morphemes at an average of 1.6-2.2 per utterance
-
Sentence structure becomes more adult-like. Average of 3.0-3.3 morphemes per utterance
-
Change talking style to fit conversational partner. Average MLU for morphemes is now 3.6-4.7
-
Has now learned 90% of language form
-
Learns to communicate visually through writing and reading
-
Capable of conversing competently and of telling narratives
-
Understands figurative language and multiple meanings of words. Uses a gender style when talking