What Are The Stages Of Speech Language And Communication Development 0-19

Between six and twelve months baby will start to enjoy making new and different sounds and will display their feelings in crying/laughing/squealing.

* 0 – 2 years - From birth a baby can respond to touch and sound, they will recognize a parent or a careers voice and will stare at bright shiny objects by 4 months they will vocalize by ‘cooing’ and ‘babbling’ from 6 months an infant will start to become interested in social interaction but will depend on how much time they have spent with other children. They will also have a fear of strangers and can be distressed if separated from a parent or carer, by the time they are 9 months they will recognize

In the initial few months babies will recognise familiar voices and faces, they will try to 'people please' and bay for attention by performing for their audience through laughter and giggles. They will enjoy playing games with others such as peek a boo.

Babies from the age of 0-5 months react to loud sounds and turn their heads towards where the sound is coming from for example a toy or voice. Babies this age watch your face when you speak and make noises when they here pleasurable or displeasurable sounds such and laughing ,crying and

The physical development of a baby in its first six months of life shows limited range of movement but the beginnings of an ability to respond to stimulus around them. They show their reaction to people, sounds and movement by turning their head toward whatever attracts their attention. They will watch an adult’s face whilst feeding, but have already begun to shows signs of recognition as they will smile when familiar people are around them either because they can see them

Babies at three months have now grown in both height and weight. They are wearing new sets of clothes and have changed in many ways. Some babies have learned the difference between night and day and are able to sleep through the night, which is great help for parents. Babies are also crying less and most parents are getting better at knowing at what their cries mean. Babies are starting to sleep a little less and are far more alert. They may smile quite often and show that they know the sound of their parents’ voices and movements. Babies’ bodies are also developing. They are able to lift their heads up and look about when they are put on their tummies.

Language Development: Baby will make a lot of noises, often happy sounds and when they are distressed and upset they need to hear a familiar sound such as a mums voice.

|0-3 years |When they are first born, the movements are |In the first year, communication is limited to |In the first year the baby

Communication between a baby and parent/carer starts from birth with babies crying to let the adult know they are hungry, tired or distressed. At 1 month a baby should coo when content. At 3 months a baby should smile back

As the baby reaches 7 months they are starting to respond to voices that they are hearing this is helped by the development of their emotional brain this could be in the way how you talk to them like what emotions you make whilst talking to them.

Babies prefer the sound of humans interacting to other sounds and from this, they quickly learn to recognise and identify their mother’s voice. Babies form their first relationship through emotional attachments with their mother or main carer. The first year of a baby’s life is a period of incredible growth, and a baby’s brain goes through critical periods during which stimulation is needed for proper development. During the babies first years, visual stimuli or verbal language is necessary for areas of the brain to grow and without this growth, a child’s vision or speaking abilities might be impaired. Infants tend to have different cries for hunger or pain, as well as making other noises. These abilities show your child is gaining communication and pre-language skills. Infants from birth to 6 months will forget about objects they cannot see however they begin to explore objects they can see and grab by putting them in their mouths. They will also follow moving objects with their eyes and look around at nearby objects. Infants in this stage will turn to look at a source of sound. These developmental milestones show a baby’s brain is developing and they are gaining new skills. From 7 to 12 months, infants also learn the idea of cause and effect, and they might repeat an action that causes a

In their second year babies will continue to grow and develop quickly which is when they start to walk. In terms of communication, it is very important for babies to be stimulated and have an interest shown in them. Talking and interacting with them will bring a child along and in cases where some babies are neglected and do not spend

Babies will try to communicate through body language as they do not yet have the capability to converse.

Children are more likely to remain engaged in conversation when they are the ones to initiate it and studies that observed mother-infant interactions saw that infants from 9 months of age to 23 months of age were more frequently the one to begin dialogues that contained multiple back and forth turns (Bloom et al., 1996). When a child initiates dialogue they have already had the time to mentally process what they are trying to say; vocalizations that emerge from this processing are longer and quicker in response time. The relevance of an object or action plays a key role and is best made clear when the child initiates the discussion about it. There is greater acquisition of knowledge when the child points to an object and a caregiver labels

| Babbling happens between 4-6 months of age. During this stage, the constant, vowel combination comes into play. As the child gets