Betsy Moog Brooks The Moog Center for Deaf

Betsy Moog Brooks The Moog Center for Deaf Education

Almost Immediately After Activation o Detection of sound o Detects Ling 6 sounds o Detects environmental sounds

0 -4 Months Post Activation o A “listening” time

4 -6 Months Post Activation o o Identifies 35 to 50 words Names about 75% of these words Produces approximations of 85% of these words in imitation Uses single words spontaneously

1 Year Post Activation o o o Identifies 75 -100 words Produces at least 90% of these words Understands some early developing two-word combinations Produces some early developing two -word combinations Uses single words, common phrases and expressions spontaneously

15 -18 Months Post Activation: A Language Explosion o o o A language explosion seems to occur Vocabulary is learned in a variety of environments Vocabulary increases to more than 250 words Comprehension of simple three - and four- word sentences Uses a variety of two-word combinations spontaneously

2 Years Post Activation o o o Vocabulary of more than 500 words Comprehension of a variety of simple sentences and questions Uses simple sentences 4 -6 words spontaneously of

Factors Which May Affect the Child’s Potential o o Normal intelligence Be a consistent wearer of his/her amplification device o No speech or oral motor concerns o Appropriate MAP

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