Stages Of Langauge Acquisition Flashcards
1
Q
Pre - linguistic stage
A
0 - 13 months
2
Q
Linguistic stage
A
13 months +
3
Q
0-2 months
A
Natural sounds - Crying
4
Q
2-6 months
A
Babbling and cooing phrase
5
Q
7-8 months
A
Turn taking with sounds of speech
6
Q
10 months
A
Understands words spoken to them
7
Q
14 months
A
One word phrases
8
Q
18 months
A
Can use around 15-20 words, obeys simple instructions
9
Q
2 years
A
Names things (car) and actions (Jump), uses two words (me ball)
10
Q
3 years
A
Uses simple sentences but may miss linking words such as ‘the’
11
Q
4 years
A
Holds conversations using more complex sentences
12
Q
5 years
A
Uses speech fluently, which is usually grammatically correct
