1. When selecting targets for prelinguistic infants, we look at skills typically developing infants demonstrate. Summarize the information from the text describing each skill. Provide a specific example of each within your description. (Approx. 2-3 sentences per item) (4 points)

Localization:

Joint/shared attention:

Mutual gaze:

Joint action:

Routine:

Communicative intentions:

Non-symbolic play and symbolic play:

Initial vocabulary/first lexicon:

 

2. Familiarize yourself with the tables from pages 176-180 and then refer to them as you answer the following questions: (3 points)

a. A child has an MLU of 2.7. According to the Stages of Mean Length of Utterance Development—See the stages in this table that apply to the other tables adapted from (Brown, 1973), approximately how old would you estimate the child to be?

b. A child who is using the following word combinations is demonstrating which two-word semantic relations? more milk

mommy hat

that kitty

c. A parent asks you which grammatical morphemes are typically developed by age 3 (Stage III), what would you tell them?

d. A child using words like could and might is most likely at or beyond which stage?

e. The sentence “She is not swimming.” is in which MLU stage of development?

f. Provide an example of a question form that that is demonstrated in stage III-IV.

 

3. Watch the three Hanen Centre videos provided in the section on Videos/Additional resources. Write a short paragraph (no more than 3-4 sentences) summarizing the main points from each video. You will write a total of three paragraphs for this answer. (3 points)