ASH ECE 332 Entire Course ECE 332 Week 3 DQ 1 Early Language Development | Page 3

§ Imitates gestures.
§ Begins to use objects correctly (drinking from cup, brushing hair, dialing
phone, listening to receiver).
c. Language
§ Pays increasing attention to speech.
§ Responds to simple verbal requests.
§ Responds to “no.”
§ Uses simple gestures, such as shaking head for “no.”
§ Babbles with inflection (changes in tone).
§ Says “dada” and “mama.”
§ Uses exclamations, such as “Oh-oh!”
§ Tries to imitate words.
d. Motor
§ Reaches sitting position without assistance.
§ Crawls forward on belly.
§ Assumes hands-and-knees position.
§ Creeps on hands and knees.
§ Gets from sitting to crawling or prone (lying on stomach) position.
§ Pulls self up to stand.
§ Walks holding on to furniture.