09 to 12 months
At Chatterbox we want the best for your child. Our speech therapists and speech pathologists are kind and caring. They are passionate about working with children and helping your child to realise their true potential – with 5 clinics across Sydney in Rosehill, Bella Vista, Oran Park, Kingswood and Penrith.
Our speech pathology clinics provide a warm friendly environment where your child’s needs will be supported and their gains will be celebrated. All of our Speech Pathologists and speech therapists share a passion for working with children and families to best support their learning goals.
Receptive Language
- Responds when you call their name
- Respond when you say “no”
- Turn their head and look for a sound when they can’t see what is making it (e.g. a noise coming from inside the cupboard or something behind them)
- Anticipate what will happen next (e.g. giggle before you take your hands away in a game of peek-a-boo)
- Look at objects or people when attention is given to them (e.g. pointing to a picture/person or an object such as a plane up in the sky
- Take your hand when you hold it out and say “let’s go!”
- Understand common phrases/sayings used in the family
Expressive Language
- Respond to someone by smiling or shying away
- Use gestures, such as pointing, pulling or poking things to communicate what they want or need
- Copy actions and sounds (e.g. clapping hands)
- Vocalises some vowel like sounds (e.g. ee, oo)
- Vocalise one or two consonant sounds (e.g. m, d, p)
- Combine sounds to form a syllable (e.g. da, pa)
- Seek attention from others around them
- Play simple turn-taking games like peek-a-boo
References:
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