Early Communication
What is the term for the communication infants understand but cannot yet produce?
What is receptive communication?
The ability to hear and distinguish sounds in speech is known as what?
What is speech perception?
The 30-million-word gap refers to the difference in exposure to language for children based on what?
What is poverty?
What is one recommended activity for parents to encourage toddler literacy?
What is reading with toddlers?
Name the developmental condition where delays in communication and social skills are prominent.
What is autism spectrum disorder?
This is a melodic and exaggerated way parents talk to infants to help them learn language.
What is parentese?
What term refers to the knowledge stored in a child’s brain about word meanings and usage?
What is the mental dictionary?
What is a key aspect of culture that shapes toddlers' literacy experiences?
What is family storytelling?
How can screen time impact infant and toddler language development?
What is it can limit opportunities for social interactions?
Children with this condition may need cochlear implants to assist with hearing and language development.
What is hearing impairment?
Name the stage where infants produce repetitive consonant-vowel sounds like "ba-ba."
What is babbling?
This occurs when a toddler uses a single word to refer to a broader set of items than it actually represents.
What is overgeneralization?
Dialects influence infant language development through what type of variation?
What is pronunciation and vocabulary use?
How does culture influence infant and toddler literacy development?
What is by shaping the types of books and stories shared?
What is one strategy to support infants with intellectual disabilities in language development?
What is practice turn-taking?
What do we call the use of gestures and noises to communicate before words?
What is infant noises and gestures?
Dual-language learners who learn one language at home and another later are called what?
What are sequential second language learners?
Simultaneous second language learners acquire how many languages at the same time?
What is two languages?
How does expanding on a child’s speech help with language development?
What is responding with expansions and expatiations?
What is the term for a delay in learning to talk that may be temporary or long-term?
What are language delays?
At what stage do infants begin to combine different babbled sounds into expressive jargon?
What is the expressive jargon stage?
What is the term for toddlers’ short sentences that contain only key words?
What is telegraphic speech?
Why is adapting interactions important for infants with hearing impairments?
What is to support their language and communication development?
Name a strategy for engaging in naturalistic conversations with toddlers.
What is naming objects and describing actions in real time?
What is a key strategy for communicating with infants with residual hearing?
What is use total communication?