Eagerly anticipating your child's first word? Find out when babies start talking, and learn how to support your child's ...

like "hi" and "bye-bye" Use vocal and non-vocal communication to express interest and influence others Children are getting ready to talk. Around the first birthday, language production doubles.

Jenna and Matt Moench of Kearney had their first discussion about baby sign language around six years ago. That’s when the ...

An exploration of language and communication support needs in infants and young children and the application of evidenced-based early intervention that considers neurodevelopmental, ecological, and ...

This module describes children’s development of language and communication, including aspects of social and emotional development, as well as spoken language. The analysis of different components of ...

Alys Mathers is a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and works with children who have a wide range of speech, language and communication needs. Here she talks about the ways in which ...

“It relieves a bit of the frustration of the language barrier,” Matt said. He and Jenna also see how signing contributes to basic communication and prepares babies for the next step, learning ...