Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Language Development and Communication (LDC)

Subdomain: Learning to Communicate

Goal: Children understand communications from others.

Skill Progression: Understand communication from others

Age: 10-12 Months

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Ask the adult about what words the child understands. Ask approximately how many words he thinks the child understands. Observe the child and adult in play or daily routines.

The adult can ask the child “Where is..?” or “Get me the….”

The infant looks for the desired items, showing comprehension of the “Where is..?” question.

Communicate to early childhood educators and parents the importance of singling out words and emphasizing the label for the object. Make sure the child is looking at the object as it is labeled. Holding the object near the adult’s mouth as the word is said may help the child connect the object name with the object (e.g., hold a ball near your mouth and say, “Ball,” then give it to the infant).