Infants share their needs and interests, as well as learn from social interactions within their everyday routines and activities. Recognizing children’s early communication signals is key to supporting their future development. Children learn about language and how it is used in their environment even prior to understanding and using words themselves. Join us as we explore the importance of early communication development and the initial stages of language expansion. We will share milestones that identify typical and atypical development along with resources which provide a deeper exploration of this topic. Objectives: *Identify at least 12 early developing gestures that are used by young children to share and gather information *Describe early sound development milestones and identify red flags for atypical speech sound development *Provide strategies for explaining how vocabulary and word combinations develop to families *Discuss similarities and differences in communication development for Dual Language Learners

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Getting to Know You: Early Communication
Development from Birth to Three Years
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3. Juliann Woods,
Ph. D., SLP-CCC
•SLP & EI trained
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Mollie Romano,
Ph. D., SLP-CCC
•FSU – CSD
•Mom of 2 girls
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•Early Communication Development
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Getting to Know You:
Early Communication Development from
Birth to Three Years
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5. Learner Objectives
Participants will be able to:
1. Identify at least 12 early developing gestures that are
used by young children to share and gather information
2. Describe early sound development milestones and
identify red flags for atypical speech sound
development
3. Explain to families how vocabulary and word
combinations develop
4. Describe similarities and differences in communication
development for Dual Language Learners, Late Talkers,
and children at risk for ASD
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7. Communication Development is an
Interactive Process
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8. With Responsive Nurturing
Caregivers
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Providing Systematic, Supportive
Opportunities for Practice
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10. With Repetition in Meaningful
Routines and Activities
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11. What is Communication?
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12. • Sharing information between 2 or
more people nonverbally or
verbally
• Example: pointing to a cup
• Symbolic communication;
spoken, written, signed words
• Example: saying, writing,
reading, or understanding the
word cup
• Spoken language
• Example: physically producing the
sounds to say cup
Interrelationship of Communication,
Language, and Speech
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13. Comprehension and Production
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14. The behaviors used
to communicate:
•Crying while
looking up at parent
•Arms lifted
•Saying up
The meaning of what
is communicated:
• Pick me up
Domains of Communication
The reason or function for communicating:
• Request for action
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15. What does it take to learn to talk?
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16. • Gestures
– Give, Shake head
– Reach, raise arms up
– Show, wave
– Open hand, point, tap
– Clap, blow a kiss
– Point, Shhh
– Head nod, thumbs up
• Other symbolic gestures
Gestures
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17. First Words Look Book
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18. Criteria for true words:
First Words
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19. Learning about Speech & Language
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20. • Attentively listen to sounds around them
• Prosodic regularities
– Stress, intonation
• Phonetic regularities
– Speech sounds
• Categorical perception of speech
– Speech vs. non-speech sounds
– Categories of speech sounds
Speech Perception
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21. • Reflexive
• Control of phonation
• Expansion
• Control of articulation
• Marginal babbling
• Canonical syllables
• Reduplicated babbling
• Variegated babbling
• Advanced forms
• Jargon
Stages of Vocalizations
bababa
Gom
stee adu
(crying)
(gurgle)
madagooga
eeey
goo
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22. Let’s watch & listen…
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23. 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years
p, m, h, w, b
n
k, g, t, d, f
ing, y
r
l
s
Blends (gr, st, pl, etc.)
ch, sh, z
j, v
th (thumb)
th (that)
zh (measure)
Development of Speech Sounds
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24. When Communication Becomes
Social…
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It provides the foundation for language and learning.

25. Attention to
Social
Partners
Supported
Joint
Engagement
Joint Attention
Joint Reference and Joint Attention
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26. • Regulate Behavior of Others
– Request object/ action/ assistance/ activity/ sensory
stimulus
– Protest object/ action/ assistance/ activity/ sensory
stimulus
• Draw Attention to Self
– Request social game/ comfort
– Greet/ call/ take turns
– Show off
• Draw Attention to Object or Event
– Comment on object/ action/ event
– Request information about object/ action/ event
Increasing
Sociability
Function of Communication
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27. Request Object
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28. Requesting More Game
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29. Draw Attention to Self
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30. Supporting Communication
Development
• Why is it important?
• What are the priorities?
• Where/who/when?
• How?
• How do we know it is working?
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31. In the context of everyday activities.
Where do children learn language?
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32. • Everyday activities provide the context for
typical language development
• Intervention strategies can be embedded
in everyday activities to target language
development
Natural Learning Opportunities
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33. • Beginning and ending
• Logical sequence
• Meaningful use of materials and
engagement with others
• Predictable
• Opportunities for repetition
Activities and Routines
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34. • There is slow vocabulary growth from 12 to 18
months. A vocabulary burst occurs at about 19
months when children begin to combine words.
• The richest moments for early language learning
are when the child is sharing attention, affect,
and intentions; and the caregiver talks about the
child s focus of attention.
Using and Understanding Words
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35. Time for
bath
Let’s turn
the water on
Splash
Understanding of Familiar Words
and Routines
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36. Taking Communicative
Turns
First Steps to a Conversation
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37. Having Conversations
• Children are learning the rules of grammar
to form sentences from 2 to 5 years.
• Children learn how to connect sentences
in conversation and story telling.
• There is so much more in the upcoming
webinar!
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38. CDC Act Early!
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39. Is it a delay?
Late Talkers Language Delayed
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Language Development for Dual
Language Learners
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41. Red Flags for Early Social
Communication Concerns
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42. What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
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• Neurodevelopmental disorder
• Persistent social communication
and interaction deficits
• Restricted, repetitive patterns or
interests, behavior, and activities

43. Free Resource on Autism
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• “About Autism in Toddlers”
• Free course enrollment
• Open to the public
• Access to free video
content and instruction
related to autism

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Language is learned as a tool for regulating
behavior, interacting with others, and
acquiring knowledge.
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Children with delays in language development
are at risk for using challenging behaviors as a
way to communicate and get their point across.
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46. Link Between Behavior and
Communication
• Challenging behavior can be a
form of communication.
• Supporting the child begins by
learning what purpose the
behavior serves.
• Remember why children
communicate?
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47. Meet Zanaida
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48. Supporting Zanaida
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49. Outcomes for ALL Families
• Know developmental expectations and the importance of
communication and language for future academic
success
• Understand their role in their child s communication and
language development from the beginning moments
• Embed responsive communication strategies throughout
everyday routines and play!
• Provide supports that promote increased frequency and
complexity of communication to promote talking to learn
in addition to learning to talk!
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51. Through the Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois,
providers in Illinois can receive 1.5 hours of Early Intervention credit.
Several states other than Illinois have already agreed to recognize CE units
from this webinar. They are: Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina,
Ohio, Texas, and Virginia.
All participants may receive a certificate of completion from this webinar after
completing an evaluation and post-test. This certificate can sometimes be
used to apply for CE credits with your credentialing body if you are not an
Illinois provider.
Links and information will be available at the end of today’s presentation.
Evaluation and CE Credit
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52. Webinar participants who want to receive a certificate of continuing
education (or just want proof of participation in the training) need to take the
post-test AND evaluation at:
https://vte.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bD7RUN0DeEibTRH
CE certificates of completion will be automatically emailed to participants
upon completion of the post-test & evaluation.
• If you have Questions/concerns surrounding CE credit certificates
email MFLNFDEarlyIntervention@gmail.com
• Sometimes state/professional licensure boards recognize CE credits
from other states. However, it is necessary to check with your state
and/or professional boards if you need CE credits for your field.
CE Credit Information
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53. For more information on MFLN FD Early Intervention go to:
https://blogs.extension.org/militaryfamilies/family-development/
From Communication to Conversations: Expanding
Language Development in the Preschool Years
Jun. 28, 2018
11:00 a.m. Eastern
learn.extension.org/events/3372
FD Early Intervention
Upcoming Event
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