If you haven’t done this, go back to the first episode and listen through all the episodes to get helpful background information about the foundation of communication development. Be sure to do activities in all domains to give your child the best network of brain connections they need for effective communication.

Skills that develop at this level include: pay attention when they hear talking, respond consistently to own name, understand simple directions given wth a gesture, look at familiar person when you say their name, associate animal sound with their picture or name, respond to “no.”

Today’s activity: Use people names frequently when you give things or describe their actions.

Use these charts as a checklist for your child's progress.

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