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| Speech,
Language & Communication Development
This
is only a very brief summary on the development of skills
which are known to be critical to school success.
By the time they enter primary school the majority of children
are able to: |
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Say
most sounds correctly and make themselves understood to others |
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Show that they
have some of the essential foundation skills to be able to sound
out letters and words |
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Pay attention
and listen in groups |
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Understand stories
and follow directions in class |
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Learn new concepts
and vocabulary with ease |
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Use correct grammar
in sentences that contain lots of ideas |
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Link their ideas
in an understandable sequence |
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Answer questions
and solve problems in class |
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Make friends
on the playground |
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Adapt their style
of communicating to different people |
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Take turns in
conversations |
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Explain something
by sticking to the topic |
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Tell others about
what’s going on in their lives |
| Over
time, skills in |
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- SPEECH (producing
sounds)
- LANGUAGE (comprehension and expression) and
- COMMUNICATION (using language appropriately)
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to develop and become more refined as children face up to the
everyday challenges of life at school and at home. |
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