15. Skills Needed for Speech & Language

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Motor skills for communication

Support gestures, head movement, mouth control, and writing.

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Sensory skills for communication

Visual and auditory abilities support communication.

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Cognitive processing

Allows sounds to be connected with words and meaning.

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Broca's area

Brain region associated with producing speech.

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Wernicke's area

Brain region associated with understanding and recognizing language.

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Phoneme

A basic sound unit in a language.

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English phonemes

English contains about 40 phonemes.

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Infant phoneme perception

Babies can initially distinguish many sounds not used in their native language.

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Native language exposure

Hearing a native language during the first year supports language development.