wk1Langdevbirth





This is a breakdown of the PowerPoint that will be shown in class. This first part is a definition of some of the terms that are crucial in the development of language with special attention to those parts that are more complicated for students that are on the spectrum.

As the PowerPoint continues we look at language development from the very beginning.( The PowerPoint has a great deal of videos that I will break down here.)

Infant Scale of Communicative Intent (ISCI) Source: From “An Assessment Tool: The Infant Scale of Communicative Intent” by Gail Karen Sacks, M.A., CCC-SP, & Edna Carter Young, Ph.D., CCCI-SP, 1982, //Update Pediatrics//, pp. 1-4. Adapted by permission. This material is in the public domain.
 * Birth – 1 mo. ** **Some vocalizations **
 *  Nasalized vowels **
 *  Begins to cry for attention **
 * 1–2 mo. ** **Begins differentiated cry **
 *  Gurgles response to stimulation **
 *  Produces short vowel sounds **
 *  Cries for social stimulation **

 Newborn  Look at the social communication skills that are there from birth.

[|Baby cry characteristics] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">This is from the show " The Doctors" it also has an "ap" that is suppose to decipher the baby cries.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Look at the joint attention