Table :
TABLE 9.1
Summary of Language Development
Month (approximate)
Stage
4
Babbles many speech sounds (“a
h-
goo”).
10
Babbling resembles household language (“m
a-
ma”).
12
On
e-
word stage (“Kitty!”).
24
Tw
o-
word speech (“Get ball.”).
24+
Rapid development into complete sentences.