Educational Psychology / Unit 3 EDP 0240 short lesson, about 20 seconds
First Sounds and Words
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The idea
Babbling begins around seven months, gestures predict later language, and children understand words before they can say them, recognizing their own name by about six months.
In practice
A baby waves bye-bye and points to the dog long before saying either word.
Where people slip
Children exposed to sign language babble with their hands, so babbling is language practice, not only sound play.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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