Early Sounds
This term refers to the repeated consonant-vowel combinations infants make, such as "ba-ba" or "da-da."
What is babbling?
This is what we call a baby's very first word, like "mama" or "dada."
What is a first word (or holophrase)?
At around age two, children begin to combine two words to form simple sentences, also known as this type of speech.
What is telegraphic speech?
When a parent repeats and adds to a child’s sentence, they are using this method.
What is expansion?
Teachers help children learn language by talking with them, using this method.
What is conversation (or interactive reading)?
At around 2 months, babies start making these soft vowel sounds.
What is cooing?
When a child calls all animals "dog," they are making this type of mistake.
What is overextension?
By this age, children typically begin to use plural forms and basic verb tenses correctly.
What is 3 years?
Parents use these along with words to help children understand, like pointing at objects.
What are gestures?
Teachers introduce new words by explaining them as children play. This helps learning and is called what?
What is scaffolding?
This is the name for the high-pitched way adults often talk to babies.
What is baby talk?
Around 18 to 24 months, children quickly learn many new words in this event.
What is a vocabulary spurt?
When a child says "goed" instead of "went," they are making this mistake.
What is overgeneralisation?
When a parent corrects a child’s sentence gently, it’s called this.
What is recasting
When teachers use lots of different words in class, it helps children grow in this area.
What is vocabulary?
At 6 months old, babies can hear and tell the difference between these.
What are different speech sounds?
When a child only calls their own pet "dog" and no other dogs, it is this type of mistake.
What is underextension?
At 3 years old, children start using these correctly, like adding "s" for more than one.
What are plurals?
Talking about what the child is doing or seeing helps language learning. This is called what?
What is talking about the present (or contingent talk)?
Teachers help children learn how to use language in real life, for example, when asking questions. This builds these skills.
What are social language skills
Babies make these sounds before they start using real words.
What is pre-linguistic sounds?
At around 12 months, babies usually say their first what?
What is a word?
This type of talk helps children learn grammar by listening and copying.
What is conversation?
This type of parenting, which is both supportive and involved, helps children learn language better.
What is authoritative parenting?
When teachers repeat correct grammar after a child speaks, they are doing this.
What is modelling (recasting)?