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One Month old
One Month old - Cries whe unconfortable;responds to voice -
Three Months Old
Makes vowel-like sounds Responds with vocalization to mother's smile and voice Listens to voices Cries less Makes cooing sounds -
Six Months Old
Vowels begin to be interspersed with more consonants Babbles and becomes more active during exciting sounds Vocalizes pleasures and displeasures -
Nine Months Old
Uses words meaningfully Responds to 1 or 2 words other than name Imitates coughs, tongue clicking, and hissing -
12 Months Old
Says 2 to 8 words Imitates sounds of animals Controls intonations, patterns of those similar to parents -
13 to 18 Months Old
Says 4 to 6 six words at 15 months, 10 or more at 18 months Points to desired objects Vocalizes voice up and down -
24 Months Old
Forms short sentences with vocabulary of about 300 words Uses pronouns Verbalizes need for food, drink, and toilet -
2 -3 Years Old
Gives first and last names Enjoys rhymes and singing
Vocabulary of about 900 words Talks in sentences of about nine words Asks many questions Repeats common rhymes Says sounds a, m, b, p, n, l, w -
4 Years Old
Asks question- "What, Where, Who?" Speaks clearly ad is understood by non-family members Gives reasonable answers to basic questions Says sounds of d, g, f, k, y -
5 Years Old
Speaks clearly in sentances up to 5 - 6 words -
6 Years Old
Uses all types of sentance structure Prints letters Draws a person with at least 8 body parts Imitates building steps with blocks -
7 to 12 Years Old
Thinks in concrete terms Able to read and write -
13 to 16 Years Old
Able to understand advanced levels of communication May respond with monosyllable answers High level of comprehension and vocabulary -
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE
The language is one of the most powerful instruments at the service of human communication. Different theoretical positions are its origins at levels that fluctuate between appointments genetic and acquired. The acquisition of its processes and basic dimensions occur between five and six years of age. This fact justifies the initiation of new cycle of learning symbolic, in the form of written symbols that reflect an explicit reality and deliver the internal representation of the spoken language.