Communication and LanguageThe CDI: Words and Gestures Forms are for children ages 818 monthsIn the form, the first part prompts parents to document the childs understanding of hundreds of early vocabulary items separated into semantic categories such as animal names, household items, and action wordsParents mark the words understood or used, and the forms yield separate indexes of words understood and words producedThe second part of each form asks parents to record the communicative and symbolic gestures the child has tried or completed.
The CDI: Words and Gestures Forms are for children ages 818 months.In the form, the first part prompts parents to document the childs understanding of hundreds of early vocabulary items separated into semantic categories such as animal names, household items, and action words.Parents mark the words understood or used, and the forms yield separate indexes of words understood and words produced.The second part of each form asks parents to record the communicative and symbolic gestures the child has tried or completed.