Observe your child’s communication and check to see if he is spontaneously using the following pragmatic categories: (non-verbally or vocally)
- – Greeting — smiling, looking, vocalising or waving when people enter the room
- – Farewelling — as above when people leave
- – Commenting — pointing or vocalising at something they want you to see
- – Giving — handing you an object either to share or have a turn
- – Requesting/Demanding — insisting on your attention or help, etc.
- – Rejecting — shaking head no, pushing object away, vocalising when they don’twant somethingEarly Vocabulary is falls under these categories:EXISTENCENON-EXISTENCERECURRENCEREJECTIONDENIALATTRIBUTIONPOSSESSIONACTIONLOCATIVE ACTIONLexicon One List:EXISTENCE
1. child’s name
2. mama
3. daddy
4. me
5. you
6. baby
7. cookie
8. juice/water/milk
9. cup
10. dress
11. pants
12. hat
13. shoe
14. sock
15. eye
16. nose
17. mouth
18. face
19. hair20. hi
21. bye-bye
22. dog
23. cow
24. bird
25. fish
26. ball
27. light
28. car
29. boat
30. bed
31. bathroom
32. home/house
33. truck
34. airplane
35. spoon
36. box
37. desk
38. chair
39. floor40. table
41. book
42. door
43. block
44. crayon
45. night-night
46. picture
47. bucket
48. hook
49. wall
50. hearing aids/cochlear implants
NON-EXISTENCE 1. all gone
RECURRENCE 1. more 2. another 3. again
REJECTION 1. no
DENIAL 1. no
ATTRIBUTION 1. dirty 2. broken 3. hot 4. soft 5. big 6. heavy 7.little 8. new 9. funny
POSSESSION 1. mine 2. ______’s
ACTION 1. wash 2. wait 3. stop 4. eat 5. open 6. help 7. say/talk 8. show me, touch 9. turn 10. drink 11. color 12. cut 13. sleep 14. ride 15. draw 16. hold 17. do 18. stand-upLOCATIVE ACTION
1. (put) in
2. (put) on
3. come (here)
4. sit (down)
5. go
6. throw
7. walk
8. give
9. push
10. run
11. up
12. down
13. jump
14. under
15. ride
16. pick up
17. get
18. hang
19. find