The document outlines a comprehensive assessment tool for evaluating infant and toddler communication and interaction skills, detailing various developmental milestones from birth to 30 months. It includes sections on interaction, pragmatics, play, language comprehension, and expression, providing specific behaviors and responses expected at different age ranges. The assessment aims to aid in understanding and supporting the communication development of young children.
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Rossetti Infant Toddler Language Scale
The document outlines a comprehensive assessment tool for evaluating infant and toddler communication and interaction skills, detailing various developmental milestones from birth to 30 months. It includes sections on interaction, pragmatics, play, language comprehension, and expression, providing specific behaviors and responses expected at different age ranges. The assessment aims to aid in understanding and supporting the communication development of young children.
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0-3 Months
page 2s Interaction-Attachment Notes
OER
Maintains brief eye contact during feeding
‘Shows differing responses to caregiver's vocalization
Crying diminishes with adult eye contact
‘Smiles purposefully in response to caregiver's face or voice
‘The caregiver appears relaxed and caring when providing care
‘The caregiver appears comfortable in handling the child
‘The caregiver smiles frequently in response to the child's behavior
|. The caregiver interacts with and responds to the child
pogea? Pragmaties
OER
Responds to adult interaction
‘Seeks to make eye contact with adult
Laughs at amusing activities
‘Shows interest in people, not objects
Cries to get attention
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No items at this age level
1. Plays with rattle
2. Momentatily looks at objects
3. Attempts to imitate facial expressions
page 8s Language Comprehension
OER
Quiets to a familiar voice
Moves in response to a voice
‘Shows awareness of a speaker
‘Attends to other voices
Attends to a speaker's mouth
Discriminates between angry and friendly voices,
pageti9 Language Expression
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Vocalizes to caregiver's smile and talk
Vocalizes two different sounds
Coos
Vocalizes sounds other than erying or cooing
Produces a hunger ery
Repeats a syllable while crying
Vocalizes to express pleasure
Gries to get attention
Makes sounds in the back of the throatAl Michalopulos MS CCC-SLP
3-6 Months
page29 Interaction-Attachment
OER
9. Smiles spontaneously to human contact
10. Smiles when playing alone
41. Smiles at faces of several family members
412. Stops crying when spoken to
13. Shows different responses to family members
pageso Pragmatics
OER
6. Produces ditferent cries for different reasons
7. Maintains eye contact,
8. Vocalizes in response to vocalization
TS Imitates facial expressions
No items at this age level
peges2 Play
~~ OER
4. Enjoys frolic play
5. Smiles at self in a mitror
6. Reaches for objects
7. Bangs objects in play
pagess Language Comprehension
OER
7. Turns head toward a voice
8. Searches for the speaker
9. Responds to sounds other than voices
10. Recognizes own name
11. Stops crying when spoken to
42. Responds to ‘no" halt of the time
18. Discriminates between threatening or friendly voices
14. Anticipates feeding
15. Cries at an angry tone of voice
page ize Language Expression
OER
10. Vocalizes in response to singing
11. Vocalizes feelings through intonation
12, Takes turns vocalizing
19. Laughs
14, Babbles
18. Vocalizes to express displeasure
16. Stops babbling when another person vocalizes
17, Initiates “talking”
18, Demonstrates sound play when alone or with others
19. Whines with a manipulative purpose
20. Attempts to interact with an adult
21. interrupts anther person's vocalizations
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6-9 Months
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14, Responds to a request to “come here”
15. Becomes more lively with familiar people
16. Shows some initial separation fear
17. Shows a desire to be with people
pagest Pragmatics
CfA
10. Exchanges gestures with an adult
11. Uses gesture and vocalization to protast
12. Shouts or vocalizes to gain attention
No items at this age level
8, Smiles and laughs during games
8. Participates in games with aduits
10. Demonstrates anticipation of play activities
11. Searches for hidden objects
12, Reaches for salt in a miror
18. Interacts with objects without mouthing or banging
pegeso Language Comprehension
OER
16, Recognizes family members’ names
17. Responds with gesture to “come up" or ‘want up"?
48. Attends to music or singing
19, Responds to no” most of the time
20. Maintains attention toa speaker
21. Responds to sounds wien the source is not visible
22, Stops when name is caled
23. Attends to pictures
4, Waves in response to bye-bye"
i
OER
22. Vocalizes four different syllables
23. Vocalizes a two-syllable combination
24. Vocalizes in response to objects that move
28. Imitates duplicated syllables
26. Vocalizes during games
27. Sings along with a familiar song
28. Shouts or vocalizes to gain attention
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Notesfl Michalopulos MS CCC-SLP 630-566-7640
9-12 Months
poge a2 Interaction-Attachment Notes
DER
18, Shows sensitivity to others’ moods
19, Displays fear of strangers
20. Allows release of contact in new situations.
21. Performs for social attention
peged2 Pragmati
OER
18. Vocalizes to call others
14, Indicates a desire for a change in activities,
15. Vocalizes when another person calls
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049
OER
Covers and uncovers face during peekaboo
Reaches upward as a request o be picked up
Waves hi and bye
Extends arm to show an object
Points to objects to indicate awareness
14. Participates in speech routine games.
15. Covers face with towel during peekaboo
16. Resists removal of a toy
17. Tries to secure an object out of reach
18. imitates stirring with a spoon
19. Pushes a toy car
pageot Language Comprehension
OER
L] 25. Attends to new words
TI] 26. Gives objects upon verbal request
27. Looks at person saying child's name
28. Performs a routine activity upon verbal request
29. Locks at familiar objects and people when named
30. Attends to objects mentioned during conversation
81. Follows simple commands occasionally
32. Understands simple questions
33. Gestures in response to verbal requests
34. Verbalizes or vocalizes in response to verbal requests
ipates in speech routine games
36. Identifies two body parts on self
OER
29. Says “mama” or “dada” meaningfully
30. imitates consonant and vowel combinations
31. imitates non-speech sounds
32. Vocalizes with intent frequently
33. Uses a word to call a person
34. Says one to two words spontaneously
36. Vocalizes a desire for a change in activities
36. Imitates the name of familiar objectsfl Michalopulos MS CCC-SLP 630-566-7640
12-15 Months
Interaction-Attachment
tems resume at the 15 - 18 month level
‘pagess Pragmatics
Oen
16. imitates other children
17, Responds to other children's vocalizations,
18. Initiates turn-taking routines
19. Uses vocalizations more frequently during interactions
20. Uses more words during turn-taking
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Feeds others
‘Combs or brushes hair
Brushes teeth
Hugs dolls, animals, or people
‘Shakes head "no"
20. Plays fetching game with caregiver
21. Imitates patting a dott
22) Shows shoes or clothing during play
23. Demonstrates functional use of objects
24. Shows symbolic use of objects
25, Explores toys
pageos Language Comprehension
CfA
37. Follows one-step commands during play
38, Responds to requests to say words
39, Maintains attention to pictures
40. Enjoys rhymes and finger plays
41, Responds to “give me” command
42. Points to two action words in pictures
43, Understands some prepositions
44, Understands new words
45, Identifies three body parts on self or a doll
page1si Language Expression
37. Shakes head “no”
38. Says eight to ten words spontaneously
39, Names one object frequently
40. Varias pitch when vocalizing
41. Imitates new words spontaneously
42, Combines vocalization and gesture to obtain a desired object
43, Uses true words within jargon-ike utterances
44, Imitates three animal sounds
45, Wakes with a communicative call
46. Sings independently
47. Takes turns vocalizing with chitdren
48, Expresses early developing moditiers
NotesAl Michalopulos MS CCC-SLP
Interaction-Attachment
page 24
OER
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22. Plays away from familiar people
23. Requests assistance from an adult
24, Retreats to caregiver when an unfamiliar adult approaches
‘Pragmatics
21. Points to, shows, or gives objects
22. Controls the behavior of self and others
23. Uses words to protest
Items resume at the 18 - 21 month level
26. Plays with a toy in different ways
27. Plays ball with adults
28. Places one object inside another
29. Hands a toy to an adult for assistance
poge101 Language Comprehension
OER
48, Identifies six body parts or clothing items on a dott
47. Finds familiar objects not in sight
48. Completes two requests with one object
49. Chooses two familiar objects upon request
50. Identities objects by category
51. Understands 50 words
page 139
OER
‘Language Expression
50. Says 16 meaningful words
51. Uses consonants such as f, dn, and A
52. Talks rather than uses gestures
53. Imitates words overheard in conversation
54. Asks “What's that?”
55. Asks for “more”
56. Names five to seven familiar objects upon request
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paged? Pragmatics
OER
24, Engages in adult-ike dialogue
25, Uses vocalizations and words during pretend play
26. Uses words to interact with others.
27, Takes turns talking during conversation
pages Gesture
OER
11. Leads caregiver to a desired object,
12. Indicates that pants are wet
19, Pretends to play a musical instrument
14. Puts on or takes off clothing
15. Pretends to dance to music
OER
| 30. tats housework action
31. Groups objects in play
t 32. Uses two toys together in pretend play
OER
page107 Language Comprehension
52. Identifies four body parts and clothing items on self
53. Understands the commands ‘sit down” and “come here
54. Chooses five familiar objects upon request
55. Understands the meaning of action words
56. identifies pictures when named
OER
[ 57. Uses single words frequently
58. Uses sentence-tike intonational pattems
59. Imitates two- and three-word phrases
60. Imitates environmental noises
61. Verbalizes two different needs
62. Uses two-word phrases occasionally
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Notesfl Michalopulos MS CCC-SLP 630-566-7640
Interaction-Attachment Notes
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No items at this age level
Pragmatics
No items at this age levet
OER
16. Gestures to request action
17. Gestures to indicate tolleting needs
18. Pretends to pour trom a container
49. Pushes a stroller or shopping cart
20, Flies a toy airplane
OER
93. Puts away toys on request
34. Attempis to repair broken toys
35. Stacks and assembles toys and objects
pogo 109 Language Comprehension
OER
[_] 87. Chooses one object trom a group of five upon verbal request
58. Follows novel commands.
59. Follows a two-step related command
60. Understands new words rapidly
pogo ls Language Expression
OER
63, Uses two-word phrases frequently
64. Uses 50 different words
65, Uses new words regularly
66, Relates personal experiences
67. Uses three-word phrases occasionally
6B. Refers to self by name
69. Uses early pronouns occasionally
70. Mean Length of 1.25 - 1.50 morphemes per utteranceAl Michalopulos MS CCC-SLP
24-27 Months
Interaction-Attachment
No items at this age level
Pragmatics
No items at this age level
21. Pretends to write or type
22. Pretends to talk on the telephone
23. Wipes hands and face
24, Slaps a palm in response to “give me five”
page7? Play
TEA
“| 36. Performs many related activities during play
1] 37. Chooses toys selectively
t 88, Uses most toys appropriately
pege11 Language Comprehension
61, Points to four action words in pictures.
62. Recognizes family member names
69. Understands the concept of one
64. Understands size concepts
page 49 Language Expression
71. Imitates two Aumbers or unralated words upon request
72, Uses three-word phrases frequently
73. Asks for assistance with personal needs
74. Uses action words
75. Mean Length of 1.50 - 2.00 morphemes per utterance
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Notes
p.10Al Michalopulos MS CCC-SLP
27-30 Months
Interaction-Attachment
No items at this age level
Pragmatics
No items at this age level
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No items at this age level
page73 Play
OER
39. Demonstrates parallel play with other children
40. Talks more in play around other children
- 41, Shares toys with other children
page 13 Language Comprehension
0.
65. Responds to simple questions
66. Identifies four objects by function
67. Understands location phrases
page 151 Language Expression
OER
76. Names one color
77. Refers to seit by pronoun consistently
78. Uses two sentence types
79. Responds to greetings consistently
80. Uses negation
81. Mean Length of 2.00 - 2.50 morphemes per utterance
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Interaction-Attachment
No items at this age level
Pragmatics
No items at this age level
Gest
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No items at this age level
owe 115
42.
43,
44
Performs longer sequences of play activities
‘Acts out familiar routines
Pretends to perform the caregiver's routines
‘Language Comprehension
OER
68.
68,
70.
7
Understands five common action words
Follows two-stap unrelated commands
Understands the concepts of one and ali
Answers Yes and No questions correctly
page 1st Language Expression
OER
82,
83,
84.
85.
86.
a7.
‘Answers questions with "yes" or “no”
Imitates a series of three numbers or unralated words
Uses plurals
Uses prepositions
States gender
States first and last name
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p.l2Al Michalopulos MS CCC-SLP
33 - 36 Months
Interaction-Attachment
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No items at this age level
Pragmatics
No items at this age level
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No items at this age level
45. Acts out a new ending to a familiar routine
46. Uses a doll as a playmate
47. Uses one object to represent many objects
pagel? Language Comprehension
| q
OER
72. Shows interest in why and how things work
73. Follows a three-step unrelated command
74. Identifies parts of an object
75. Responds to Wh questions
76. Follows commands with two familiar attributes
page 1s? Language Expression
OER
88. Relates recent experiences through verbalization|
89. Uses verb forms
90. Expresses physical states
91. Converses in sentences
982. Counts to three
93. Mean Length of 2.50 - 3.00 morphemes per utterance
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Notes
p.13A Michalopulos MS CCC-SLP 630-566-7640 p.l4
Language Expression Protocol Items
The following Language Expression items may be scored directly from the spontaneous language sample. Circle the
‘behaviors the child demonstrates as part of the language sample and credit the corresponding item in the protocol
Utterance Types Mean Length of Utterance:
57. Single words frequently 70. 1.25-1.50
62. Two-word phrases occasionally 75. 1.50-2.00
63. Two-word phrases frequently a1. 2.00-2.60
67. Three-word phrases occasionally 93, 2.50-3.00
72. Three-word phrases frequently
Total Total Mean Length
48. Modifiers - big, pretty, hot Morphemes = Utterances = of Utterance
51. Uses f, d,n, h sounds s
54. Asks, “What's that?"
58. Says "more"
74. Uses action words
76. Two sentence types - dectarative
question
69. Pronouns - I, me, you
77. Pronouns -1, me, my, mine
20, Negation - ne, net, don't
84, Plural forms -s,-2
85. Propositions - in, on, under,
beside
89. Verb forms -Ing, -ed
Past tense irregular