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6 months |
Baby makes a range of sounds (babbling). Turns to name. Responds to human voices by turning. Responds to different tones in voice (happy/angry) |
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12 months |
Child starts to use "words" with meaning - this may be part of a word. Understands simple instructions especially with visual clues. Begins to be aware of social side to communication |
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18 months |
Vocabulary continues to develop to approximately 5-20 words. Mainly nouns. Will imitate words. Lots of sounds with intonation. Can follow simple instructions |
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24months |
Starting to name familiar objects. Vocab between 150-3000 words. Beginning to combine words into phrases. May use "in" and "on" and "I" and "me". Responds to commands such as "Clap your hands" |
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36 months |
Vocabulary increases to 900-1000 words. Greater use of verbs. Sentences are longer. Grammatical structure developing indicating tense, plurals. Understanding questions and asking "Why?" |
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48 months |
Connecting sentences together. Understands more complex instructions. Language has strong social use and is more imaginative. Knows most colours and numbers. |
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60 months |
Grammatical structure almost fully developed. Wide vocabulary knowledge. Beginning to understand time concepts. Starting to demonstrate early literacy awareness
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