Summary and Objectives

• Explain key concepts such as phonology, production, semantics, and grammar.
• Summarize the results of habituation studies and intermodal preference
• Talk about why this matters by thinking about the advantages of sign language and bilingualism.

Links

• http://www.vocaldevelopment.com
• Language development milestones.
• The Purdue language lab.
• Oral Language Development
• Mama teached me to talk!
• Talk to your kid! (From PBS)
• Babbling Combinations
• Baby Sign in Ohio
• More on the Baby Sign Controversy.
• Language Disabilities