1.1 Explain The Sequence Of Speech, Language And Communication For Child Development

At birth,a child has the primitive reflexes of sucking, swallowing, grasping and stepping when held upright on a hard surface. It will recognise and be soothed by its mothers voice. As it grows and develops it will begin to smile, show facial exprerssions, control his own head unsupported. The child will also be intrigued by its own hands and be able to hold an object for a few seconds.

At six months it will be able to sit with support, roll over and lift its upper body away from the floor with his arms. The child will also respond to different voices and also different tones of those voices.

Its gross motor skills will continue to develop and at one year old, will be able to crawl and to stand unaided. The child should also have the
ability to hold a cup, want to feed himself, albeit messily and pick up small items with its finger and thumb. The child will become interested in their surroundings, will dislike changes and will learn to play alone. They will also be able to imitate their carers voice with some simple sounds. It is expected that all children will walk by 18 months old, although the average is 14 months. They will also begin potty training and may become shy of strangers.

By the age of 3, the child has gone from being totally dependant upon their parent or carer, to a toddler who can kick a ball, jump, ride a trike, draw a face and build with blocks.
They gain a sense of self, their own identity and will be prone to tantrums through frustration or not be allowed their own way. They will begin to play happily with other children and beginning to learn to
share.

At five years old they will have become more confident and be able to run and hop, aim when throwing a ball and catch it, do and undo buttons along with other more intricate tasks. The child will be able to reason and enquire, enjoy role play games with both sexes. They will develop their fine motor skills further with learning to brush their own teeth, being able to write their own name and use scissors with accuracy. they will be able to skip, run quickly, dress themself and hit a ball with an object such as a bat. The child will become more aware of their own behaviour and character and will seek aproval, responding positively when given responsibilities, such as watering class plants or helping hand out books.

A child will be able to read simple books by the age of 7 years, will continue to grow and develop all the skills previously aquired and knows right from wrong.
The childs confidence grows as they become increasingly independant of their carer and forms friendships, generally with the same sex, but also begins to show concern about the opinions their peers have of them.

In key stage 2, between the ages of 8 and12 years, They can speak clearly and have a full understanding of their language, have the ability to hold conversations with a variety of different people and change how they speak dependant on that. They can listen carefully and give more considered responses to questions. Their reading and writing skills continually improve. Girls may start puberty, usually between 10 and 11 yrs. They worry about what their peers think of them and the changes to their own bodies, quite often comparing themselves to that of their peers.

Between the ages of 12 and 16 years, adolecence generally have a clear idea of their own strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes. By now, they have a favourite subject, hobby and a strong connection with friends. Puberty in girls is generally complete by the age of 14 when they start their periods. Puberty in boys begins between 12 and 16 yrs when their voice pitch will drop and they will develop body and some facial hair. They will grow rapidly and become more muscular. Both sexes become more sociable with each other and are acutely aware
of the differences between each other.

At 16 to 19 years old, although now an adult, boys can develop, grow and change until they are in their mid 20s, while most girls are physically mature by this age. Although their life inexperience still requires advice and guidance from other adults at times.