1. Prerequisites for Complex Grammar and Syntax
Below are the prerequisite skills necessary to successfully emit age appropriate length of utterance that includes complex morpho-syntactical structure, i.e. “I would like some juice ” “Can I play outside?”, “It’s a red bicycle”, “dog’s ball”, “ Can I have some cookies”, “I want the book”
Two Word Utterances
Mands & Tacts That Are Nouns and Verbs
EXAMPLES
“Daddy car”, “
Mommy shoe “,
“Doggie Bark”
“Daddy go”
“Baby Cry”
Limited Autoclitics of Prosody
At least 50 Spontaneous Mands
200 Tacts of Nouns and Verbs
Selections Responses and Commands
Answers Some What and Where Questions
At Least 300 Word Total Vocabulary