Assessment Final

When you turn the baby's head to one side or the other and baby's arm will extend in the direction in which the head is turned and the other arm will upward. Disappears around 4 months

When you gently stroke the outer side of the bottom of the baby's foot and the toes will curl outward like a fan. Disappears at 12 months.

When you stroke baby's mouth and baby will start sucking. Disappears at 6 months.

When you place the nipple in baby's mouth and baby will start sucking. Disappears at 6 months.

When the baby experiences a loss of support or a sudden noise it will cause the baby to arch his back, extend his arms outward, and then bring them towards him. Disappears at 6 months

When you hold the baby gently under the arms while the feet touch a table and as you release support slowly, the baby will begin to show some resistance to the weight by stretching the muscles of the legs. Disappears at 3 months.

Lightly touch the baby's palm and the fingers will clamp into a fist. Disappears at 4 months.

While a baby is lying on its stomach, gently tap the back along the side and above the waste. The baby will twist its lower extremities toward the side that was touched. Disappears at 3 months.

The baby will push against the soles of the baby's feet while the baby is lying on the stomach and rudimentary crawling movement will result. Disappears at 4 months

When you hold the baby under the arms with the baby's feet touching a table and move the baby forward, keeping contact between table and feet. The baby will take steps. Disappears at 3 months,

At what age can a baby sit with support?

At what age can a baby sit unsupported?

At what age can a baby typically crawl?

At what age can a baby typically stand?

At what age can a baby walk unsupported?

the sounds of a language that are the basis for word construction. Babies first learn the phonemes of their own language.

the meaning of words and sentences

The smallest meaningful unit in a language

The practical rules guiding the use of verbal and nonverbal communication in differing situations

soft repetitive vowel sounds such as "ahh" and "ohh" begins at 2-3 months

sounds produced by infants during the first year of life before they learn to speak

repeating consonants - vowel combinations two or more times. Ma ma ma. Begins at 6-7 months

when infants begin to use adult-like  stresses and intonation. They begin to put meaning and purpose to their babbling

vocalization that seem to have a consistent meaning

a single word conveys the meaning of a phrase or sentence

a toddle speech style in which words not essential to meaning of a sentence are omitted. "Dont' street" - you don't go in the street

a vocabulary growth spurt that occurs typically around 18 months

adults exaggerate speech and body movements including facial expressions such as mock surprise and mock sadness

head nods, facial expressions, pause, prolonging certain syllables, using few words

saying the same word or phrase many times with minor variation

caregivers imitating infant behavior

a concept related to matching in which the adult's behavior is similar to the infant's but not an exact copy

infants do not have the idea but adults fill in the natural pauses with their own actions (protoconversations)