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The majority of communication at this age is done through crying due to the larynx not yet descending.

Babies will turn their head toward the direction of sounds and voices, especially families voices that are familiar.

They will be startled by loud and/or surprising sounds.

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Use “parentese” to stimulate and extend infants attention span.

Describe actions and objects that are encountered in daily routine.

Read age-appropriate books with brightly colored simple illustrations.

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At this time babies will begin cooing sounds that solicit attention from caregivers.

They will begin to play with voice, practicing conversation through making sounds or trying to make different noises that resemble words and sounds in words.

They will observe facial features when being spoken to, often mimicking what they see.

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Introduce music in different times and throughout the day.

Talk frequently English proximity with infants face to encourage babbling and two-way conversations.

Exaggerate emotions and talking with varying intonations and enthusiasm levels

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Littles will begin responding to his or her name.

They can recognize intonation and tone differences. They may begin vocalizing these or responding appropriately.

Use holophrastic words to represent a whole sentence or phrase.

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6 MONTH OLD MILESTONES & ACTIVITIES | HOW TO PLAY WITH YOUR 6 MONTH OLD BABY

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Use a second language naturalistically if parent is bilingual.

Call child and read varying styles of books on a daily basis to share new words and/or to repeat familiar words/books that child enjoys

Continue to talk frequently all day long describing actions and objects that are encountered daily.

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5 Tips How to Encourage Babbling Speech Therapy Tips

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At this age they will begin to understand simple instructions, especially with cues.

Can relate new words to preexisting concepts (fast mapping).

Use two-to-three-word sentences that contain the most necessary words to convey meaning through telegraphic speech.

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10-12 Month Baby Communication Milestones to Look For

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Practice interactive read aloud by asking child to find objects or answer questions.

Expand child's two-to-three-word sentences. When the child says short sentence is out on to them with what the rest could be.

When the child points to an object be sure to label that object verbally and ask for repetition.

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Toddlers at this stage are able to form simple commands and sentences.

At the end of the video the little girl says "I'm not saying up". She is aware that when she refers to herself she uses the pronoun 'I'.

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CUTEST 18 MONTH OLD TALKING  | TODDLER SAYING HER FIRST WORDS

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In this video adults respond back to the child and carry on the conversation by asking questions or restating what the child said.

When adults don't understand what the child is saying the adult can ask the child to show them what they are trying to say.

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Language Development & Literacy - 18 to 36 Months

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At this age toddlers know names of animals and every day things. They are able to reason out questions and know their name, gender, and age.

The three year old in this video is able to carry a conversation with a talk show host and recite the periodic table elements.

As she names each elements she is able to share fun facts.

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Adorable 3-Year-Old Periodic Table Expert Brielle

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Adults can engage in a conversation by talking with the child and not at the child.

Adults can help support a toddler at this age by engaging in make believe play with the child.

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The child in the video is able to describe what kind of carrots he likes, what he likes on his pizza, and count how many teeth he has.

In general children at this age are able to be grammatically correct.

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In the video the mom supports the child by asking questions and engaging in the conversation

She helps him recall what he likes and guides the conversation with questions, but lets the child do most of the talking.

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