Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months B. Asks questions No observable skill No observable skill No observable skill No observable skill Requests actions Gives objects to (e.g., “Up” with another to arms) and/or request an action requests objects (e.g., hands toy to (e.g., reaches adult to activate) toward adult) Asks for help from adult with gesture or vocalization 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Uses rising Points to request Occasionally Requests Asks “What that” Starts to ask intonation to actions or requests information with questions for “who” and request information clarification gestures and information “where” questions information (“Huh?”) words (points to and uses “questioning” expression) Uses single words Makes statements Uses three types with intonation to with rising of sentence request actions intonation to ask a structure: (e.g., “up”) question 1) Word + (“Mommy go intonation (e.g., “Drink?”); 2) What + noun phrase (e.g., “What doggie (doing)?;” 3) Where + noun (“Where blanky?”)
Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months B. Asks questions No observable skill No observable skill No observable skill No observable skill Requests actions (e.g., “Up” with arms) and/or requests objects (e.g., reaches toward adult) Gives objects to another to request an action (e.g., hands toy to adult to activate) Asks for help from adult with gesture or vocalization 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Uses rising intonation to request information Points to request actions or information Occasionally requests clarification (“Huh?”) Requests information with gestures and words (points to and uses “questioning” expression) Asks “What that” questions for information Starts to ask “who” and “where” questions Uses single words with intonation to request actions (e.g., “up”) Makes statements with rising intonation to ask a question (“Mommy go Uses three types of sentence structure: 1) Word + intonation (e.g., “Drink?”); 2) What + noun phrase (e.g., “What doggie (doing)?;” 3) Where + noun (“Where blanky?”)
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