Baby Beginnings
What do newborn babies do with voices and sounds?
They listen
Do all babies start with babbling?
Yes
Is language learning slow or fast for children?
Fast
Wow
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How many words do children know by age three?
About,1000
What is the first sound a baby usually makes?
Crying
What do we call early sounds like “ba-ba” and “ma-ma”?
Babbling
In the one-word stage, what does “milk” or “ball” usually mean?
A whole sentence
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+200
Why are children’s brains good at learning language — they are very what?
Flexible
Surprise
+300
Whose voice can a baby recognize from birth?
Their mother’s voice
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-300
What two things do children do when learning from adults?
Listening and copying.
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+300
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+400
What do babies practice with babbling?
Moving their lips and tongue.
What is the stage after one-word stage called?
The two-word stage
What helps children learn language in everyday life?
Conversations around them.
How many neural connections does a child’s brain make per second?
More than one million
When do children start learning language — before which birthday?
Before their first birthday
What comes after the babbling stage?
The one word stage
What is an example of a two-word phrase?
Often noun+verb
Want milk” / “Mommy go” / “Baby sleep.”
What two things do children copy that make them sound like parents?
Pronunciation and intonation.
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-500