COMD 4380 Chapter : 4380_Lab1_HW
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When eliciting a language sample from a child, your goal is to collect a representative sample that reflects the child"s use of a wide range of conversational speech acts. In order to get a full picture of a child"s language ability, the length of a language sample should be 100 complete and intelligible child utterances (although at times and for some analyses, only 50 utterances are used). To elicit a wide variety of language forms from a child, the following guidelines are recommended. Sit so you are at the same height as, or are lower than, the child. First, it helps the child not feel threatened. Second, i get a better view of the child"s mouth so i can understand more of his/her language. Also, if child is hesitant to talk, look at the toys/materials rather than directly at the child. Both of these techniques are good for children 6 years and younger.
