Ahmed is a deaf infant who has just begun forming his first signs. his playmate, alice, can hear and she has just begun to use pointing gestures to communicate. ahmed and alice are the same age. How old would you predict ahmed and alice to be ?
Social Studies · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Ahmed and Alice are likely around the age of 9 to 12 months old. This is the typical age range when infants generally begin to use gestures to communicate. For hearing infants like Alice, pointing is a key early communicative gesture, while deaf infants such as Ahmed often start using basic signs if they are exposed to sign language from caregivers or their environment. The development of these skills marks an important milestone in the language acquisition process, where children begin to communicate intentionally.