## North Carolina Early Learning and Development Progressions: Birth to Five

#### Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Language Development and Communication (LDC)

#### Subdomain: Learning to Communicate

#### Goal: Children participate in conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one, small, and larger group interactions.

#### Skill Progression: Participate in conversations with peers and adults

#### Age: 48-54 Months

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### Directs conversation primarily to peers and responds to peers’ conversation directed toward him

Situations for Observation of Skill

Observe the child during classroom activities.

Elicitation Strategy

No elicitation needed.

Behavior Observed

During the classroom day, the child seeks peers for interaction and conversation rather than the adult.

Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)

Socialization and friendships are developing at this age. Early childhood educators need to give children opportunities to interact, discuss, and problem solve together, in pairs, small, and large groups. Each type of interaction builds different sets of conversational skills.

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015

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