The Communicator also learns to follow your focus. If you point to
something, he can look in that direction to see what you’re showing him.
Now you can point out lots of interesting things — creating all kinds of
opportunities for language learning.
The Communicator continues to make
sounds, imitating your sounds more often.
He starts to put sounds together and almost
seems to be talking. But his “talking” is all
sounds and no words. He may also make
sounds that are his first deliberate
attempts to use words.
What the Communicator Understands:
As the Communicator experiences everyday
activities, like getting dressed or
going to bed, he hears you say certain
words over and over again. In time he’ll
begin to understand what they mean. He’ll
let you know he understands by looking,
pointing, showing or following your simple
directions. This is an important part of language
development because your child needs
to understand a word before he can use it to
communicate.