Betsy Moog Brooks The Moog Center for Deaf Education

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

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

4-6 Months Post Activation  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  Identifies 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  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  Vocabulary of more than 500 words  Comprehension of a variety of simple sentences and questions  Uses simple sentences of 4-6 words spontaneously

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

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