The Telegraphic Stage

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Age 2:
: 3 and 4 utterances begin to be produced. Some will grammatically complete Such as S + V + O – Lucy likes tea.
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Other utterances will have grammatical elements missing.
Daddy Home now.
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Like a telegram they include key words but
omit elements.
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Auxiliary verbs
‘He running’ instead of ‘He was running’
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Prepositions:
words which locate on, above, under
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Wider range of structures will be used:
Questions – Interrogatives Commands – Imperatives Simple statements
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Specifics – Negatives 3 stages of negative formations in young children speech
according to
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Theorist: Ursula Bellugi
3 Negative Stages
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Stage 1
The Child uses ‘no’ or ‘not’ at beginning or end of sentence. E.g. No wear shoes
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Stage 2
The Child moves ‘no’/’not’ inside the sentence. E.g. I no want it
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Stage 3
The Child attaches the negative to auxiliary verbs and the copula verb ‘be’ securely. Eg. ‘No, I don’t want to go to nursery. I am not’
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Specifics – Positives 3 stages of pronoun acquisition
according to
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Theorist: Ursula Bellugi
3 Positive Stages
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Stage 1
The Child uses their own name. Eg. Tom play
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Stage 2
The Child recognise I/me pronouns, and that they are allowed to use them in different places within a sentence. E.g. I play Toy. Me do that.
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Stage 3
The Child use pronouns according to whether they are the subject or the object. E.g. I play with the toy. Give it to me.
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Determiners – Specifics
Determiners are attached to nouns.
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There are a number of different types:
Articles: (a, the) Numerals (one) Possessives (my) Quantities (some, many) Demonstratives (this, that)
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As function words, these can often be....
difficult for children to master, and can be missing or inaccurate in the telegraphic stage.
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Card 2

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Other utterances will have grammatical elements missing.

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Daddy Home now.

Card 3

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Like a telegram they include key words but

Back

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Card 4

Front

Auxiliary verbs

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Card 5

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Prepositions:

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