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: 4-6 Months
Click here to go to all skills for ages 4-6 Months.Searches for sounds/voices with his eyes
Situations for Observation of Skill
Observe the infant when the adult is talking out of the infant’s line of sight.
Elicitation Strategy
No elicitation needed.
Behavior Observed
The infant looks toward the sound of the adult’s voice.
Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)
Explain to early childhood educators and parents the importance of the infant’s looking for voices. This is the foundation for communication. We find the speaker and attend to their voice. Later we attend to the content of their message.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015
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