Infant Communication Development

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3 months: Recognizes familiar sights and sounds, such as the face and voice of their carer.

Back

Infants start recognizing familiar faces and voices.

Front

3 months: Imitates high-pitched and low-pitched sounds.

Back

Sound imitation begins around three months.

Front

3 months: Returns a smile when smiled at.

Back

Smiling becomes a reciprocal action.

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6 months: Babbling is frequent.

Back

Babbling increases significantly at six months.

Front

6 months: Purposefully uses sounds to receive attention.

Back

Sounds are used intentionally to attract attention.

Front

6 months: Enjoys rhymes with actions.

Back

Rhymes and actions become enjoyable.

Front

9 months: Makes longer sequences of babbling sounds.

Back

Babbling sequences become longer and more complex.

Front

By 30 months, children use short sentences with some incorrect usage.

Back

An example of incorrect usage is saying 'I goed in' instead of 'I went in'.

Front

At 3 years, children enjoy stories and rhyme.

Back

Their vocabulary is rapidly increasing, and they start using tenses and adjectives.

Front

By 43 months, children largely use language accurately.

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They form longer sentences and use pronouns, possessives, and plurals.