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

Subdomain: Learning to Communicate

Goal: Children participate in conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one, small, and larger group interactions.

Skill Progression: Participate in conversations with peers and adults

Age: 12-15 Months

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Observe the child and an adult playing together.

No elicitation needed.

The infant imitates the adult’s actions with toys (e.g., pushing a truck, stacking a block, feeding a baby).

Help early childhood educators and parents understand the importance of noticing the way the child is communicating and responding to the child’s efforts: • Imitation of sounds and actions is the infant’s way of saying, “I want to do that too.” • Protesting with vocalizations implies, “I don’t like that.” • Pointing means, “I want that” or “I want to know what that is called.”