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The Building Blocks of 0

The Building Block


Learning Series
Speech and Language 1
Development 2
Children develop at different rates and ways, and that
is also true for speech and language development.

One of the most interesting things about language


development in children is that it is closely related to play.

Babieswill understand language (comprehension)


before producing language themselves (language output).

Skills to Help Encourage Speech Activities to Encourage


and Language Development Language and Speech

Imitate: Imitating children’s sounds, words,


and actions lets them know you are paying Start talking to your child at birth.
attention. Look at your baby when he/she
makes sounds.
Interpret: If your child points to something
they want, respond with naming the object. Respond to your baby’s coos and
babbling and when your baby
Commenting and describing: Instead of laughs or makes noises.
telling your child what to do during playtime,
give examples of what they are doing. Play simple games with your baby
like peek-a-boo and patty-cake
Eliminate negative talk: Encourage all Talk to your baby as you give him
attempts to communicate and validate those a bath, feed him, and get him
attempts so your child will do more of it. dressed.

Label things: Labeling things in your child’s Read books out loud.
environment gives them a context for the
words they hear. Sing to your child and provide
them with music

Point out colors and shapes.

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Communicative Development Checklist:

Birth to 3 months: 1 year:

0
Has one or two words by
React to loud sounds
first birthday (”hi”, “dog”, “dada”,
Calms down or smiles when “mama”)
spoken to
Babbles to get and keep
Recognized your voice and attention, using sounds like “tata,
calms down if crying “upup”, “bibibi”

When feeding, starts or stops Communicates by using gestures,


sucking in response to sound waves, or holds arms up
Coos and makes pleasure Enjoys simple stories, songs,
sounds and rhymes
Has a special way of crying Begins to follow simple

1
for different needs commands (”roll the ball”) and
Smiles when he or she sees you understand simple questions
(where’s your shoe?”)

4 to 6 months: 2 years:
Follows sounds with his/her eyes Knows some of the parts of
Responds to changes in the tone the body and can point to
of your voice them when asked

Notices toys that make sounds Points to pictures, when


named, in books
Pays attention to music
Learns new words on a
Babbles, gurgles, and/or laughs

2
regular basis
when alone or while playing
Puts two words together
Uses sounds that begin with
(”more milk”)
p, b, and m
Uses some one or two-word
questions (”go bye-bye?”)
7 to 12 months:
Uses many different consonant
Plays peek-a-boo and sounds at the beginning of
pat-a-cake words
Turns and looks in the direction
of sounds
Contact your child’s doctor if you
Understands words like cup, have any questions or concerns
shoe, or juice about their development.

Information compiled from NIH, NIDCD, and USDHHS.

Call our Family Information Center If you still have questions or concerns
at 1.800.578.8750. Para Español: 1.888.808.7462

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