Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Language Development and Communication (LDC)
Subdomain: Learning to Communicate
Goal: Children speak audibly and express thoughts, and feelings, and ideas clearly.
Skill Progression: Language production
Age: 2-4 Months
Click here to go to all skills for ages 2-4 Months.Cries differently for pain and hunger
Situations for Observation of Skill
Observe infant during daily routines.
Elicitation Strategy
Ask adults how they know what the child needs or feels.
Behavior Observed
Adults indicate that the infant has different types of cries to indicate needs.
Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)
Encourage parents to listen to the infant’s different cries. Some parents may not understand that the infant’s cries may carry different meanings.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015
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