## North Carolina Early Learning and Development Progressions: Birth to Five

#### Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Language Development and Communication (LDC)

#### Subdomain: Learning to Communicate

#### Goal: Children ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

#### Skill Progression: Asks questions

#### Age: 10-12 Months

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### Asks for help from adult with gesture or vocalization

Situations for Observation of Skill

Observe the infant during play and daily routines.

Elicitation Strategy

No elicitation needed.

Behavior Observed

The infant points to object or vocalizes to request a desired object.

Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)

Help early childhood educators and parents understand the nonverbal communication that the infant uses. Gestures are now not just showing an object or requesting an action on the child (“Pick me up.”) The infant now wants adults to do something with an object (e.g., “Will you fill my cup?” “Can you wind up my toy?”) The child recognizes adults as people who can do something he cannot, and his gestures convey a complex request for assistance.

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015

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