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Nequoya's Languag Development from Birth to 18 Years
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One Month Old
**Cries when uncomfortable
**Makes low throaty noices
**Responds to voice -
Three Months
**Makes vowel-like sounds
**Responds with vocalization to mother's smile and voice
**Listens to voices
**Cries less
**Makes cooing sounds -
12 Months
**Says 2 to 8 words
**Imitates sounds of animals
**Controls intonations, patterns of those similar to parents -
18 Months
**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
**Forms short sentences with vocabulary of about 300 words
**Uses pronouns
**Verbalizes need for food, drink, and toilet