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Pauses nursing as a result of sounds. Smiles, coos, cries as a form or communiation.
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Starts to laugh and makes babbling or gurgling sounds. Smiles when he/she recognizes familiar face. Also has different cries for different instances.
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Listens and understands words or simple commands. Has began to acquire 1 or two simple words.
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Learns new words as well as puts together simple sentences such as, "Where mommy?" Enjoys music and stories. Also knows some body parts.
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Speaks in an understandable way and uses familiar letter sounds as well can name common items.
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Can retell stories as well as answers who, what, where questions. Vocabulary increases regularly specially through attendance of preschool or Kindergarten.
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Most children this age have already mastered most consonant and vowel sounds. Their language increases through exposure and reading.
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During this phase children are able to carry on a conversation without difficulty and have mastered time concepts.
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This a trying phase for teens since this is when they test their limits and try to excert their indepence.
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During adolescence language becomes instrumental since it is during this time young adults begin their path to self-reliance.
