1: Baby Beginnings
What do newborn babies do with voices and sounds?
They listen
What do we call early sounds like “ba-ba” and “ma-ma”?
Babbling
What is the stage after one-word stage called?
The two word-stage
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-100
surprise
+200
What comes after the babbling stage?
One -word stage
When do children start learning language — before which birthday?
Before their first birthday.
How many words do children know by age three?
About,1000words
Why are children’s brains good at learning language — they are very what?
Flexible
What do babies practice with babbling?
Moving their lips and tongue
What two things do children copy that make them sound like parents?
Pronunciation and intonation.
Whose voice can a baby recognize from birth?
Their mother’s voice.
What is an example of a two-word phrase?
Often noun + verb
Want milk” / “Mommy go” / “Baby sleep.”
What two things do children do when learning from adults?
Listening and copying.
How many neural connections does a child’s brain make per second?
More than one million