Samantha is creating a language development timeline for a class presentation. Along the top of a display board, she writes the
following ages in sequence: 2 months > 4 months > 12 months > 18 months
How should she label these ages, from youngest to oldest?
a) babbling > first words > cooing > telegraphic speech
b) babbling > cooing > first words > telegraphic speech
c) cooing > babbling > first words > telegraphic speech
d) babbling > first words > telegraphic speech > cooing
c) cooing > babbling > first words > telegraphic speech
Explanation:
<em>According to the seqence, the correct form is shown above. A child at age 2 months can hardly talk but rather makes sounds known as cooing.</em> With time, as the child grows, his or her sound becomes audible eventhough <em>the are indecipherable</em>.
<em>At 12 months, the child is able to say words that could be heard and understood</em>. Something like <em>water, good, hungry could be muttered by the child</em> and the mother would understand it accurately. Lastly, at 18 months, he or she could be able to <em>make telegraphic speech.</em>