LLC1. Language Comprehension

Turns towards and focuses on a nearby caregiver who is communicating.

Watches caregiver actions and gestures.

Responds to nonverbal and verbal cues (e.g., cooing or babbling in response to caregiver).

Responds to conversation, questions, and one-word requests (e.g., caregiver asks, "Where's the object?" and the child looks or points towards the object).

Understands and follows a one-step direction.

Responds to descriptive language about objects, actions, and concepts. (e.g., when asked, the child points to the blue object).

Shows understanding of questions and statements about people, objects, ideas, and feelings.

Shows understanding of in/out, under/over, top/bottom, when requested (e.g., points to place or object when asked).

Responds to direct questions and follows two-step directions.

Shows understanding of vocabulary that indicates the location of person or thing (e.g., "above" or "below") by communicating or pointing to objects based on verbal cues.

Follows directions that involve three or more steps.

Responds to increasingly complex vocabulary that indicates location, such as "besides," "around," and "next to."

Responds appropriately to "wh-" questions or understands a question has been asked.

(C) Follow sequence of a story or discussion or steps in a process.

Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media (ex. poems, rhymes, songs) by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.