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4.LA-Corequisites
Language Acquisition SLP329
Term | Definition |
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Features of "mothers" that facilitate infant participation: | Short utterances. Small object-centered vocab. Topics limited to here and now. Heightened facial expressions and gestures. Frequent questions and greetings. Turn-taking. Paralinguistic modifications. Verbal rituals. |
Co-requisites for early communication development: | 1) Cognitive dev. 2) Auditory perceptual dev. 3) Speech-motor dev. 4) Intact care-giver interactions |
Cognitive development | Mental categories or schemes for organizing sensory information. Efficiently storage and retrieval of information (long-term memory). Processing speed. Maintain focus and attention (facilitates learning new vocab.) Assimilation. Accommodation |
Auditory/perceptual development | Infant learns sound patterns of their native language starting in utero; Preference for native language at birth. Discriminates between speech sounds. Lose ability to discriminate non-native sound distinctions. (10-12 months) |
Speech-motor |