UPANAYAN
A COMPUTER-AIDED PROGRAMME OF  DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR
CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION (0 TO 2 YEARS)
FROM THE MADURAM NARAYANAN CENTRE FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, CHENNAI
LANGUAGE SKILLS
 INTRODUCTION
1. Responds to sound by quietening, by attention,  
by follwoing direction of sound, by eye and body movement.
2.Cries differentially due to different discomforts.
3.,Follows sound, moving head
4.Quietens  at the sound  of Humming, singing and talk
5.Coos and gurgles when content.
6.Vocalizes, producing sounds on his own initiative.
7.Imitates vocal play with toys
8.Imitiates Vocal play with people.
9. Babbles
10.Responds to name by looking up or by stopping activity.
11. Repeats sounds, vocalizes.
12. Imitation, mouth movements, with/without sound production.
13.Vocalizes to music.
14.Presses, purses or rounds lips in imitation or on request to produce sounds
15. Looks at person named
16.Places tongue against roof of mouth to produce sounds.
17. Imitates speech sounds
18. Looks at an object that has been named.
19.Imitates sounds and syllables in songs and rhymes.
20. Imitates mouth movements, through mirror aided instruction.
21.Combines two different syllables in vocal play
22. Responds to gesture with gesture.
23. Imitates individual sounds and phrases spoken by others.
24.Imitates voice intonation patterns of others.
25.Stops activity when told, "No".
26.Uses one syllable sound for an object/person
27. Points in response to simple questions.
28. Articulates, using sounds, to indicate, preferred objects or needs.
29.Carries out simple direstions when accompanied by gestures.
30.Answers simple questions with non-verbal response.
31. Points to familiar objects when named.
32. Can respond to " Give me" or " Show me", upon request.
33. Ask for more.
34. Says, " All Gone "
35. Combines use of words and gestures to make wants known.
36. Vocalizes in response to speech of other persons. 
37. Utters  first intelligible spontaneous word.
38. Produces animal sounds or uses sounds for animal names.
39. Answers , ' Yes or No ' to questions with affirmative or negative reply.
40. Uses single word meaningfully to label.
41. Says different words.
42. Points to pictures when named.
43. Names three body parts on doll or on person.
44. Names five other family member.
45. Asks for some common food item by name when shown.
46. Follows three different one-step direction without gesture.
47. Asks questions by rising intonation.
48.Carries out simple commands/directions containing personal pronouns.
49. Says his own name upon request. 
50.Carries out simple one-part commands or directions containing adjectives that 
      denote difference in visual forms.
 
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