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LLC2. Social Conversation

Meta Description
Child communicates with others to express feelings, wants, and ideas to caregivers.
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Age Range Activiites
Birth to 6 Months 6-15 Months 15-24 Months 2-3 Years 3-4 Years 4-5 Years K Alignment
  • LLC2.1

    Imitates and responds to facial expressions and caregiver sounds.

  • LLC2.2

    Initiates social interaction through vocalization (e.g., babbling, crying), facial expressions (e.g., smiles) or body movements (e.g., flapping their arms).
  • LLC2.3

    Initiates shared attention to an object or an event.

  • LLC2.4

    Uses sounds, gestures, or actions to intentionally communicate and express needs and wants.

  • LLC2.5

    Shows reactions to objects, people, or activities (e.g., seeks comfort from a familiar adult in the presence of a stranger).
  • LLC2.6

    Uses real or made-up words, signs, or gestures to express basic wants and needs (e.g., signs for "more").

  • LLC2.7

    Responds with gestures, sounds, or words to extend interactions with others.
  • LLC2.8

    Uses an increased number of descriptive sounds, signs, words, or phrases to express desires and interests to others.

  • LLC2.9

    Begins to ask "why" questions.

  • LLC2.10

    Initiates and responds to conversations with others.
  • LLC2.11

    Initiates or extends conversations with varied comments or questions.

  • LLC2.12

    Communicates clearly enough to be understood by the majority of those who speak the same language.
  • LLC2.13

    Uses verbal or nonverbal communication to understand and solve problems with adults or other children.

  • LLC2.14

    Asks and answers questions to seek help or get information.
  • 0.2.2.2

    Share personal perspective, identity and voice, verbally or visually.

  • 0.2.4.1

    State of personal opinion for the purpose of sharing, verbally, visually or in written form, with support and guidance.

  • 0.2.5.1

    Make a statement about a topic and offer one or two details about the topic, verbally, visually or in written form, with support and guidance.

  • 0.2.5.2

    Verbally or visually respond to a story, with support and guidance.

  • 0.2.6.1

    Tell a story about a personal experience or that of a character, verbally, visually or in written form.

  • 0.2.7.1

    Ask questions to participate in shared research and writing projects.

  • 0.3.1.1

    (A and B) a. Help create and follow agreed-upon norms for a discussion (e.g., speaker norms, listener norms, participation norms) respectful of culture. 
    b. Participate as a speaker and listener, and continue exchange of ideas through multiple exchanges.

  • 0.3.2.1

    Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly.