From Talking point.org:
'Quote for expected language developemnt of children aged 14 - 17
As they get older, young people can:
- Follow complicated instructions.
- Know when they haven’t understood. They will ask to be told again.
- Easily swap between ‘classroom’ talk and ‘breaktime’ talk
- Tell long and very complicated stories.
From
page 64 of the CYPW level 3 Diploma (Not Early Years Educator) handbook written by Tina Bruce, Carolyn Meggitt, Teena Kamen, Julian Grenier 2011
Communication and Language development expected for 12 - 19 year olds:
During this period, young people become increasingly independent and spend much of their day outside the home - at school or after school activities, and with peers.
- The young person has a fast legible style of handwriting.
- The young person communicates in an adult manner, with increasing maturity.
- The young person understands abstract language, such as idioms, figurative language and metaphors.
- The young person is able to process texts and abstract meaning, relate word meanings and contexts, understand punctuation, and form complex syntactic structures.
Why communicating is important on talking point
Speech, Language and Communication in Secondary Aged Pupils - iCan.org.uk
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