Language Development Birth to Eight

By trishbl54
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    Infants

    Infants have language development the minute they are born. They cry to let you know their wants and needs
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    Six to Nine months

    Between six and nine months’ babies begin to do the following: say mama or dada maybe even
    both, bye bye they turn to see who said their name. They start to mimic sounds
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    Nine To twelve Months

    Nine to 12 months’ babies may begin to do the following: listen intently while you talk with them shout and scream in babbles to get your attention.
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    One to two years old

    They are learning to put words together like dada dog learning 10-30 words in a month
    Frequently asking why and what
    Ask two word questions and use three word sentences by end of two years
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    Three to four-year-olds

    They can say 900 to 1,000-words.Children will speak six to eight word sentences. They ask parents or caregivers questions and be able to give answers. They love rhymes and tell stories. They love for you to read to them and ask questions about the books.
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    Age Five to six years of age

    "By five years, the sounds that make up words and identify words beginning with the same sound – for example, ‘Mummy made magic marshmallows’ – words that rhyme, play rhyming games and sing out words that rhyme, such as ‘bat’,‘cat’, ‘fat’, ‘hat mat " also know some or all of the sounds that go with the different letters of the alphabet".Retrieved from http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/language_development_5-6_years.html/context/511
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    Seven years of age

    Your child will have a vocabulary of "20,000-26,000 words and will understand if someone has said a word wrong in pronunciation". Retrieved from http://kimpediatrics.com/language-and-speech-development-from-birth-to-8-years-old/
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    Seven to Eight years

    Language development in children 7-8 years: Children at this age typically have gained most of their grammar knowledge and are using it in conversations.Retrieved from http://www.home-speech-home.com/language-development-in-children-7-8-years.html