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2 Months
Baby makes vowel-like sounds and noises called cooing. -
6-7 months
Baby starts to babble, adding consonants to the vowel sounds. -
8-12 Months
Infant uses gestures like pointing to convey a message such as they want a toy. -
12 Months
Infant says their first word. -
18-24 Months
The child's vocabulary increases from 50 words to 200 words and can combine two words to convey meaning. -
2 years
When they hear new words, they repeat them and try to find the right context to use them in. -
2-3 years
Start using simple sentences with a subject-verb-object order. -
3 years
Children assign labels to objects. -
4 years
Children adapt their language to social expectation. -
5 years
The child has learned around 10,000 new words. -
6-7 years
Children sounds out the letters to form words. -
8-12 years
Children can be given the definition of a word and add it to their vocabulary. -
10-12 years
Children become better at their communication between their peers and with teachers. -
10-12 years
Children learn more complex grammar structures and can tell stories.