Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Features of Child
Directed Speech
- expansion
- prompting a child to speak more by giving them initial
word sounds or teaching them a word
- formulation
- rephrasing what a child is saying to make it
clearer and encourage development
- exaggerated pauses
- this encourages turn taking in conversations
- fewer verbs and modifiers
- makes it easier for the child to understand
- also links to use of concrete nouns
- yes/no questioning
- makes understanding easier and prompts communication