Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Language Development and Communication (LDC)
Subdomain: Learning to Communicate
Goal: Children understand communications from others.
Skill Progression: Understand communication from others
Age: 2-4 Months
Click here to go to all skills for ages 2-4 Months.Discriminates between familiar and unfamiliar voices
Situations for Observation of Skill
Observe the infant when a familiar adult and an unfamiliar adult are talking within the infant’s line of vision.
Elicitation Strategy
No elicitation needed.
Behavior Observed
The infant stares at the unfamiliar adult and watches his mouth and eyes. The glance may go from the unfamiliar adult to the familiar adult as well.
Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)
The infant is learning both visual and auditory differentiation of people.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015
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