his/her intentional communication skills. Looking at pictures and the reading of picture books together can also encourage pointing. Table 3. How Early skills Early skills and Early skills, communication e.g. crying, laughing, gesture gesture and use of progresses from whole body posture, e.g. looking and eye words to communicate gesture to words looking etc moving head (signed or spoken) Type of or arms, showing, communication giving, pointing etc Draws attention to e.g. crying, vocalising + social games, like + signing and/or saying self or others and looking, (or blowing raspberries, e.g. "me", or child's sometimes behaviours hide and seek with head name;(overlap with like throwing, banging), or eyes requests e.g. "me go", moving close to "my turn") someone attention to or e.g. at or holds + showing, pointing at + name of item plus comments about toys, pictures, activities, point, "look" or "what's things for you to share, that?" acknowledge or talk about Requests things e.g. reaching for, + pointing, showing (as + signing and/or saying holding, looking at, in box but also objects or activities name putting your hand wanting things to be or description, e.g. towards given or to happen, "drink", "teddy", "up", child may demonstrate "more", "again", "get it", the activity, e.g. arms up "help" to be lifted, moving body or arms with excitements for an activity to be repeated, smacking lips to ask for more Protests and rejects e.g. crying, turning face + head gesture for 'no' + signing or saying 'no' away, pushing away, stiffening, throwing, refusal
his/her intentional communication skills. Looking at pictures and the reading of picture books together can also encourage pointing. Table 3. How communication progresses from gesture to words Type of communication Early skills e.g. crying, laughing, whole body posture, looking etc Early skills and gesture e.g. looking and eye moving head or arms, showing, giving, pointing etc Early skills, gesture and use of words to communicate (signed or spoken) Draws attention to self or others e.g. crying, vocalising and looking, (or sometimes behaviours like throwing, banging), moving close to someone + social games, like blowing raspberries, hide and seek with head or eyes + signing and/or saying e.g. "me", or child's name;(overlap with requests e.g. "me go", "my turn") attention to or comments about things e.g. at or holds + showing, pointing at toys, pictures, activities, for you to share, acknowledge or talk about + name of item plus point, "look" or "what's that?" Requests things e.g. reaching for, holding, looking at, putting your hand towards + pointing, showing (as in box but also wanting things to be given or to happen, child may demonstrate the activity, e.g. arms up to be lifted, moving body or arms with excitements for an activity to be repeated, smacking lips to ask for more + signing and/or saying objects or activities name or description, e.g. "drink", "teddy", "up", "more", "again", "get it", "help" Protests and rejects e.g. crying, turning face away, pushing away, stiffening, throwing, refusal + head gesture for 'no' + signing or saying 'no'
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