An Introduction to Imitation – Teaching your child to copy and learn from others
Channel: 1to1 Therapy Services
Date: 2015-09-16

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Imitation (ability to copy and learn from others)

Let’s talk about the building blocks of language…

INTRODUCTION:

- Have you ever wondered how children learn language?

- They start by copying their parents. 

- Imitation occurs in early development and is a crucial building block to language development. 

- In fact, infants are able to imitate facial expressions within the first few days of life. 

- Babies start vocal interactions by 4-5 months, they coo, cry and babble. 

- By 8 months, babies will copy familiar gestures such as clapping and waving. 

- By 18 months, children begin to imitate simple actions such as banging with a toy hammer.