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Running head: CASE STUDY: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 1 Case Study: Language Development Mable Hanes ED5440 Early Childhood Reading and Literacy Instruction Dr. Alice McGowan July 30, 2023

CASE STUDY: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 2 Language Development Checklist Child A Demographics Age 2 Gender M Ethnicity/Race Caucasian Does child have any special needs? No Number in children in home 3 Is English the primary language at home? Yes Information about parent/guardian (relation to child, single/partnered, etc.) Single mother with a roommate. Criteria Yes No Birth to 3 Months Reacts to loud sounds Calms down or smiles when spoken to Recognizes your voice and calms down if crying When feeding, starts or stops sucking in response to sound Coos and makes pleasure sounds Has a special way of crying for different needs Smiles when he or she sees you 4 to 6 Months Follows sounds with his or her eyes Responds to changes in the tone of your voice Notices toys that make sounds Pays attention to music Babbles in a speech-like way and uses many different sounds, including sounds that begin with p, b, and m Laughs Babbles when excited or unhappy Makes gurgling sounds when alone or playing with you 7 Months to 1 Year Enjoys playing peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake Turns and looks in the direction of sounds Listens when spoken to Understands words for common items such as “cup,” “shoe,” or “juice” Responds to requests (“Come here”) Babbles using long and short groups of sounds (“tata, upup, bibibi”) Babbles to get and keep attention Communicates using gestures such as waving or holding up arms Imitates different speech sounds Has one or two words (“Hi,” “dog,” “Dada,” or “Mama”) by first birthday 1 to 2 Years Knows a few parts of the body and can point to them when asked x

CASE STUDY: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 3 Child A Demographics Age 2 Gender M Ethnicity/Race Caucasian Does child have any special needs? No Number in children in home 3 Is English the primary language at home? Yes Information about parent/guardian (relation to child, single/partnered, etc.) Single mother with a roommate. Criteria Yes No Follows simple commands (“Roll the ball”) and understands simple questions (“Where’s your shoe?”) x Enjoys simple stories, songs, and rhymes x Points to pictures, when named, in books x Acquires new words on a regular basis x Uses some one- or two-word questions (“Where kitty?” or “Go bye- bye?”) x Puts two words together (“More cookie”) x Uses many different consonant sounds at the beginning of words x Interview Summaries of Findings The child does have good language skills for someone of his age, which is two years old. He enjoys using words that describe noise and uses these words when pointing at things that excite him. He can describe colors, and he recognizes words that describe feelings, such as happy or sad. His speech is clear, and there is very little stumbling with sounding out consonants. He does speak very loudly, and his mother has confirmed that he does have a hearing impairment. There appears to be no delay in his language development, and is reaching the normal milestones of a child his age (Speech and Language Developmental Milestones, 2022). His daycare teacher describes him as very sociable and gifted as far as language skills are concerned. According to research by the American Academy of Pediatrics, a child with advanced language skills at this age may be an indicator of later language and cognitive development (Gilkerson et al., 2018). Language Development Activity For this child, I have designed a shared storytelling activity in which he and his classmates will tell stories and use toys such as dolls or cars in the process. The children sit in a

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