Your baby’s development in their ninth month
Receptive Language
Understands “no”
Follows the gaze of the person signing
Epressive Language
May produce first sign(s)
May use a head shake for “no”
Cognitive
Uses fingers to point at things
Social
Plays “peek-a-boo”
Motor
Gets in and out of sitting position
Sits well without support
Creeps or crawls
Pulls to stand and stands, holding on
Begins to take steps while holding on to furniture (cruising)
Gestures
Claps hands
Reaches for objects
Sources:
https://helpmegrowmn.org
https://www.cdc.gov/act-early/milestones
www.michigan.gov/mikidsmatter
https://idrpp.usu.edu/projects/ski-hi/deaf-hard-of-hearing/early-intervention
https://hopepubl.com/product/ski-hi-curriculum/
https://firstwordsproject.com/about-16by16/
An example of a 9-month-old signing ALL-DONE
An example of a 9-month-old signing STOP
ASL Words and Phrases this Month
MINE
HELP
WANT MORE?
YOURS
WAIT
WANT OTHER?
Language Building Activities
Helpful Infographics
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