What to Expect

Once you have scheduled your appointment, you will be sent information about your appointment and directions through email. We will also call you the day before your appointment to confirm your visit.

Because infants and toddlers have limited language ability, we have to be quite clever about how we test what they understand about language at very young ages. Your child will be seated on your lap in front of a large television screen where they will watch a movie that teaches them some new words (see figure below). During this session, your child’s responses will be recorded so that we can calculate the amount of time they spend looking at the pictures on the screen. This allows us to understand a little more about what they know about language. Most children have a great time participating, but if your child should get fussy or distracted at any time, we pause or stop the procedure. During your visit, we also may ask you to complete a vocabulary checklist to indicate the words your child understands and says.