Life is a journey filled with many Milestones Feeding Where it all begins Pre-Linguistic Speech It’s more than the words Speech & Phonological Processes Development of sounds Vocabulary & Concepts Foundation of word knowledge and understanding Grammar & Word Order (Syntax) Rules of language Speaking & Listening Sharing ideas and gaining insight Phonological Awareness Thinking about sounds and patterns in words Literacy Expanding our knowledge and understanding through written language Social Language Putting it all together to interact with others