PRE-LINGUAL STAGE

0-6 months
 Cry differently to
communicate different needs.
 Starts cooing (producing long
and short vowels).
 Starts smiling and recognizing
people and things.

EARLY LINGUAL STAGE

6months-1 year

 Starts babbling (ba-ba-ba).

 Starts producing 1 word
sentences (mama, baba).
DIFFERENTIATION

1-2 year
 Produce two-word
sentences.
 E.g. “mama mum”
(mom give me water).
 Understands more
abstract objects.