Speech Acquisition Charts

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Speech Acquisition Charts

Use the text for this course, the University Library, the Internet, and/or other resources to complete the following two charts. Provide at least one reference.

List at least two items in each environment that help or encourage speech acquisition in the first chart. Then, list at least two items in each environment that hurt or discourage speech acquisition. Indicate, in the second chart, how children who are deaf and hearing children acquire sign language and speech, according to the age groups listed. Highlight the differences in children who are acquiring sign language.

Chart 1

Environmental Items	Speech Acquisition in Hearing Children of Hearing Parents	Speech Acquisition in Hearing Children of Deaf Parents	Speech Acquisition in Children who are Deaf of Hearing Parents
Environmental items that help or encourage speech acquisition	1.	1.	1.
	2.	2.	2.
Environmental items that may hurt or discourage speech acquisition	1.	1.	1.
	2.	2.	2.

Chart 2

Age Groups	Sign Language Acquisition in Children who are Deaf	Speech Acquisition in Hearing Children
0 – 6 months
6 – 12 months
12 – 18 months
18 – 24 months
24 – 36 months
Beyond 36 months

References

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