Like i said in my last discussion, I am interested in the developmental language milestones in children. After researching by browsing through the search utilities and listening to a lecture in Dr. Gardner's class, i think that i have narrowed my subject down to late-talkers vs. disorders. I think that this is very interesting, and i would love to learn more about it.
An essential quesion that would apply to this area would be, "How can I learn more about the characteristics of disordered behaviors to help me distinguish between late-talkers and disorders?"
I already know that many children are just simply "late-bloomers." They are not necessarily disordered. They eventually learn everything about language, but they learn it later than usual. They also learn it in the same manner as everyone else. Whereas disordered children do not learn everything about language. They do not use the language correctly. It takes different approaches to help these children.
There are many things that i do not know about this subject. I was basically just introduced to it last week. It captured my interest because my little cousin does not seem to be talking like he should. It makes me wonder whether he is a late-talker or if he has a language disorder. I am very anxious to learn more on it so that i can relate the material to him.