E) Language Development
M. (4 years, 6 months) uses various vocabulary when speaking. Her sentences comprise of at least 4 to 5 words each and combined thought. When retelling a story, she understand sequencing events, but confuses some facts. She understands how to use certain words such as “can” and “will” to ask questions like, “can you come play with me,” or “Will you sit next to me?” If she is curious about something, she begins with “how,” “why,” or “what.” M also understands the difference between comparatives and can express them while playing around with words and sounds. When the teacher commands the children to walk around like a mouse, M knew to stay quiet and make squeaking noises. Then when she was asked to act out a lion, she knew to be loud and roar like a lion. M did have some articulation errors when speaking. She had difficulty saying the “y” in “yellow” and the “th” in “breath.” She still had appropriate communication ability and mostly pronounced words correctly …show more content…
Based off my knowledge of a typical child language development, child around this age are very curious and ask a lot of questions. Another milestone is that the child will be beginning to use full sentences, build more vocabulary, and have the ability to explain basic concepts. At this age, children should also have the ability to pronounce words, but may still have articulation errors in some of the words. M has demonstrated that she can speak clearly when describing and expressing different concepts. She has a wide range of vocabulary and can pronounce most
M. (4 years, 6 months) uses various vocabulary when speaking. Her sentences comprise of at least 4 to 5 words each and combined thought. When retelling a story, she understand sequencing events, but confuses some facts. She understands how to use certain words such as “can” and “will” to ask questions like, “can you come play with me,” or “Will you sit next to me?” If she is curious about something, she begins with “how,” “why,” or “what.” M also understands the difference between comparatives and can express them while playing around with words and sounds. When the teacher commands the children to walk around like a mouse, M knew to stay quiet and make squeaking noises. Then when she was asked to act out a lion, she knew to be loud and roar like a lion. M did have some articulation errors when speaking. She had difficulty saying the “y” in “yellow” and the “th” in “breath.” She still had appropriate communication ability and mostly pronounced words correctly …show more content…
Based off my knowledge of a typical child language development, child around this age are very curious and ask a lot of questions. Another milestone is that the child will be beginning to use full sentences, build more vocabulary, and have the ability to explain basic concepts. At this age, children should also have the ability to pronounce words, but may still have articulation errors in some of the words. M has demonstrated that she can speak clearly when describing and expressing different concepts. She has a wide range of vocabulary and can pronounce most