Infant Development Milestones

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What can babies aged 18-24 months typically do?

Listen when spoken to

Use 4 to 6 intelligible words

Recognize names

Enjoy challenging words like 'helicopter' (correct)

At what age do children typically start using four to six intelligible words?

6-9 months

18-24 months

12-15 months (correct)

9-12 months

What milestone do babies aged 6-9 months typically reach?

Recognize names

Engage in much vocal play

Babble random combinations of consonants and vowels (correct)

Use complete words

At what age do toddlers usually put two short words together to form sentences?

15-18 months Signup and view all the answers

What is a common ability of babies between 9-12 months of age?

Use 'mama' and 'dada' for any person Signup and view all the answers

What milestone do children typically reach between two and three years of age?

Ability to repeat rhymes, songs, and stories Signup and view all the answers

At what age do preschoolers usually start using verbs predominantly in their vocabularies?

3 years old Signup and view all the answers

What is a common language skill observed in children between four and five years of age?

Ability to understand most of what they hear Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of children's speech by the age of three?

Most speech can be understood Signup and view all the answers

What is a typical ability of three to five-year-olds in terms of sentence construction?

Use three to five-word sentences Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of preschoolers' language abilities?

Inability to understand most of what they hear Signup and view all the answers

What is the preferred pitch characteristic of voices that infants tend to prefer?

Higher pitch Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following abilities do most infants acquire between birth and three months of age?

Recognize their mother's voice, smile when spoken to, and turn toward familiar voices and sounds Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not one of the abilities that most infants can do between three and six months of age?

Cry differently out of boredom Signup and view all the answers

What is a key developmental milestone for receptive language development that occurs between six and 12 months of age?

Infants enter a crucial age for receptive language development Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not one of the abilities that most infants develop between three and six months of age?

Produce their first words Signup and view all the answers

What is one common circumstance that can result in language delay in children under age three?

Having siblings who are very close in age or older interpret for the child Signup and view all the answers

Which physical disorder can contribute to language delay in children?

Cerebral palsy Signup and view all the answers

What is a common cause of late talking in children?

Maturation delay of speech centers in the brain Signup and view all the answers

How does bilingualism typically affect a child's comprehension of languages?

It enhances comprehension beyond that of monolingual children Signup and view all the answers

What developmental disorder can lead to abnormal language use or a lack of language development in children?

Autism Signup and view all the answers

In the context of language delays, what does Klinefelter syndrome involve?

An extra X chromosome in males Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate size of the vocabulary of a child in the age range described?

1,500 to 2,500 words Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of school-age children's language development?

They can follow three consecutive commands and talk constantly, asking innumerable questions while using descriptive words and compound/complex sentences. Signup and view all the answers

What is a common developmental delay in children?

Language delay Signup and view all the answers

At what age do most children begin reading?

7 years old Signup and view all the answers