Object Vocabulary
Communicating
Vocabulary
Baby Signs
100

knowledge that objects remain the same even if they appear different

object constancy

100

infant directed sing=song, high pitched speech used when speaking to babies

parentese

100

an idea formed by combining what is known about a person, object, place, quality or event

concept

100

T or F Using sign language with babies delays their speech

False

200

understanding that objects, people, and events are separate from a person's interactions with them

object concept

200
  • Vowel like sounds - ah ah, oh, oh ooh, ooh

  • Light and happy sounds

cooing

200
  • words people understand but do not speak or write

passive vocabulary

200

T or F Gestures used with babies come from American Sign Language ASL

True

300

knowledge that an object stays the same from one time to the next

object identity

300

infant combines consonant-vowel single sounds or vowel-consonant single sounds baa, umm

babbling

300

having your face close to the baby's face when talking and playing with the infant

face time

300

tapping fingers together twice

more

400

knowledge that people, objects, and places exist when no longer seen, felt, or heard

object permanence

400

when an infant varies the volume and or the pitch of their sounds (not monotone)

inflection

400
  • words used in speaking and writing

active vocabulary

400

show their is nothing in your hands, shake them with fingers opened

finished

500
  • one solid object cannot move through another solid object

object solidity

500

first words baby says that are made up and understood by parents and caregivers

protowords

500
  • objects fall to the floor or ground

gravity

500

opening and closing your fist

milk