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7-12 months: Speech-Language Developmental Milestones and Fun Activities that foster Speech-Language Growth
08/11/2014
We have another great blog entry by our guest author and resident Speech-Language expert Kara Broks with the Speech and Language Network. She has some great tips on daily activities you can do with your little one to foster language development as well as some tips for choosing books.
7-12 months
Speech-Language Developmental Milestones and Fun Activities that foster Speech-Language Growth
American Speech-Hearing Association 2014 www.asha.org
| Hearing & Understanding 0-6 months |
Talking 0-6 months |
| 7-12 months- Enjoys games like Peek-a-Boo and Pat-a-Cake, turns and looks in direction of sounds, listens when spoken to, recognizes words for common items (e.g., cup, shoe, bib, book, etc), begins to respond to requests (e.g., “up,” “come here,” “want more”, etc). |
7-12 months Babbling has both long and short groups of sounds such as “tata, upup, bibibibib”), Uses speech and non-crying sounds to get and keep attention, uses gestures to communicate (e.g., waving, holding arms to be picked up), imitates different speech sounds, has one to two words (e.g., hi, dog, dada, mama) around 1st birthday although sounds may not be clear. |
You may want to contact a Speech-Language Pathologist if your baby does not;
- Turn his/her eyes toward a sound
- Watch your face when you speak
- Respond to your smiles and laughs with smiles and laughs
- Have different cries for different wants and needs
- Make sounds &/or move body in response to yours
- Respond to his/her name
- Engage in social games (e.g., Peek-a-Boo)
- Babble &/or has limited babbling
- Use gestures/Point to things he/she wants
- Gets your attention using sounds & making eye contact
DAILY ACTIVITIES 7-12 months
Things you can do with your baby to encourage and foster speech-language development;
- Spend time with your baby showing them how to clap their hands, point and wave bye-bye.
- Accompany these hand gestures with simple words or sounds.
- Babble with them and/or imitate their babbles using a range of tones and volumes.
- Sing songs with them and lightly bounce them on your knee so they get to enjoy your singing and the rhythm (great songs include but are not limited to; Humpty Dumpty, I’m a Little Teapot, Jack be Nimble, Little Miss Muffet, Rock –A –Bye-Baby, Pop Goes the Weasel, Little-Bo-Peep, etc).
- Repeat simple phrases – “Look at the dog, can you see the dog?” – (WAIT) – “where is the dog?’
- Play a simple form of hide-and-seek. Hide behind the couch and say ‘Where’s mummy?’ ‘Here I am!’
- Share picture books with simple, clear illustrations.
- Play ‘Where’s your nose… there’s your nose.
- Have fun in the tub – sing “this is how we wash our hands/face/tummy, wash our hands, wash our hands, etc” to the tune of “All around the Mulberry Bush”
Choosing books for you 7-12 months old:
- Board books with photos of other babies, simple objects and colours.
- Brightly colored “chunky” board books to touch and taste!
- Books with photos of familiar objects like food, balls, shoes, clothes and bottles.
- Books with sturdy pages that can be propped up or spread out in the crib or on a blanket.
- Plastic/vinyl books for bath time.
- Washable cloth books to cuddle and mouth.
- Small plastic photo albums of family and friends.
A few great children’s AUTHORS/Books for 7-12 months:
- Deborah Diesen – The Pout Pout Fish
- Margaret Wise Brown – Goodnight Moon
- Matthew Van Fleet- Heads, Tails, Sniff, Dog, etc
- Eric Carle – The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear Brown Bear, etc
- Nancy Tillman – On The Night You Were Born, Wherever You Are, My Love Will Find You, etc
- Karen Katz – Counting Kisses, Toes Ears Nose, etc
- Bright Baby Books – Colours, Animals, First Words, Shapes, Numbers, Trucks, etc
- Dorothy Kundhart – Pat the Bunny
- Sandra Boynton – Barnyard Dance, The Going to Bed Book, Snuggle Puppy
Check out your nearest library, online sales &/or garage sales to find great books!
If you have any questions please feel free to email: info@pseechlanguagenetwork.net and/or call 306 933-3222 to book a free consultation with a Registered Speech-Language Pathologist.
Enjoy and Have Fun!
Kara Broks
Registered Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech-Language Network
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