Think of when you were a very little baby You didn’t know any words You only made sounds You cried when you were hungry or tired You pointed at things you wanted or you tried to reach for them 6
You made all kinds of silly sounds that did not make sense All babies do this before they learn to talk 7
But how did you learn to talk Most babies learn to talk by hearing others speaking First they start to understand the words they hear Then they try to make these sounds too Finally babies begin to say a few real words 8
As babies become toddlers they learn many words very fast They learn to put words together to ask for what they want They understand what others are saying to them the was What word said t r i f you ever s 9
