Begins attempt to communicate- babbles (6-8 weeks)- Coos and ooos varying pitch
- May have happy facial expressions or finger movements during babbling
Category: Language Milestones
3 to 6 Month Language Milestones
Responds to own name- Responds when spoken to face to face
- Voice may express emotion (ex: happy, upset)
- Blows bubbles, sputters, and/or raspberries (4 months)
- Laughs when tickled (4 months)
- Add consonants to babbling and will combine consonants with vowels into long, repetitious strings (ex: babababa, mamama) (5 months)
6 to 9 Month Language Milestones
Consistently responds to name- Babbles random consonant and vowel combinations
- Experiments with pitch and volume of new sounds and notices reactions they produce (6 months)
9 to 12 Month Language Milestones
May say two-syllable words (ex: ma-ma; da-da)- Imitates sounds( ex: cough, tongue clicks)
- Understands gestures (ex: bye-bye)
- Babbling gets complex- mixes syllables and “says” long “sentences” varying in pitch
- Average baby understands (not says) 70 words
- Some babies can speak 6 or more words, but majority says no words
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