Social-Communication-Hierarchy (PDF)

© 2011 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. All Rights Reserved. Skill Levels across Three Categories of Social-Communication SKILL LEVELS CATEGORIES Social Interaction Age of Emergence: 8-15 months Requesting Age of Emergence: 8-15 months Joint Attention Age of Emergence: 10-18 months SI1. During face to face games, physical activities, or routines, child watches the adult closely RQ1. Child reaches for out of reach object to show wanting the object SI2. During face to face games, physical activities, or routines, after a brief pause child shows wanting the game to continue (e.g., looks, moves body to make a motion of the game, touches the partner, vocalizes) RQ2. Child pulls person’s hand toward objects to show request for help SI3. Child plays back-and-forth games with objects or actions (e.g., exchanges objects back-and-forth) RQ3. Child gives objects to show request for help SI4. Child initiates familiar games or routines (i.e., not right after an adult does the action ) RQ4a. Child looks at nearby objects when another person points to the objects as a request (i.e., objects within reaching distance) RQ4b. Child points to nearby objects to request them JA1a. Child responds to another person giving objects just to share interest in the objects JA1b. Child gives objects just to share interest in objects with another person SI5. Child expands games or routines, e.g., includes a third person in the game/routine switches roles with other person (e.g., finder vs. hider) RQ5a. Child looks at distant objects when another person points to the objects as a request (i.e., objects that are beyond reach) RQ5b. Child points to distant objects to request them JA2a. Child responds to another person showing objects just to share interest in the objects JA2b. Child shows objects just to share interest in the objects with another person SI6. Child combines gesture and/or vocalization/verbalization with looking at person to show wanting game to continue RQ6. Child combines gesture and/or vocalization/ verbalization with looking at person to request JA3a. Child follows a point to nearby objects/events just to share interest in objects/events JA3b. Child points to nearby objects/events just to share interest in objects/events with another person JA4a. Child follows a point to more distant objects/ events just to share interest in the objects/events JA4b. Child points to more distant objects/events just to share interest in objects/events with another person JA5. Child follows gaze of another person to objects/events just to share interest JA6. Child combines gesture and/or vocalization/ verbalization with looking at person just to share interest in an object/event