Skill Progression: Participate in conversations with peers and adults Subdomain: Learning to Communicate LDC Goal 2: Children participate in conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one, small, and larger group interactions. Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Participate in Makes eye Vocalizes to Responds Shows desire to Follows point or Moves body to conversations contact with initiate socializing differently to be included in visual gaze of engage in social with peers and parent and smiles familiar and social interactions another person interaction with adults unfamiliar people with others others Smiles at familiar Smiles and starts Responds to Enjoys playing Points to direct “Talks” with face vocal turn taking sounds by making games such as attention of adult others in back and when adult sounds peek-a-boo and vocalizations imitates the pat-a-cake infant’s sounds Uses voice to Reacts to Initiates express pleasure emotions of interactions by and displeasure others reaching for the adult’s mouth, nose, etc.
Skill Progression: Participate in conversations with peers and adults Subdomain: Learning to Communicate LDC Goal 2: Children participate in conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one, small, and larger group interactions. Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Participate in conversations with peers and adults Makes eye contact with parent and smiles Vocalizes to initiate socializing Responds differently to familiar and unfamiliar people Shows desire to be included in social interactions with others Follows point or visual gaze of another person Moves body to engage in social interaction with others Smiles at familiar face Smiles and starts vocal turn taking when adult imitates the infant’s sounds Responds to sounds by making sounds Enjoys playing games such as peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake Points to direct attention of adult “Talks” with others in back and vocalizations Uses voice to express pleasure and displeasure Reacts to emotions of others Initiates interactions by reaching for the adult’s mouth, nose, etc.
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