Milestoneunknown· 7mo–13mo

Listens closely when {he/she} is spoken to

Listens closely when {he/she} is spoken to

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What mastery looks like

Not yet

Shows no attempt to listens closely when they is spoken to

  • Shows no attempt to listens closely when they is spoken to
  • No observable behavior matching this milestone
Emerging

Occasionally or inconsistently listens closely when they is spoken to

  • Occasionally or inconsistently listens closely when they is spoken to
  • Requires significant support or prompting
Developing

Frequently listens closely when they is spoken to with some support

  • Frequently listens closely when they is spoken to with some support
  • Shows the behavior in familiar contexts
Secure

Consistently listens closely when they is spoken to across contexts

  • Consistently listens closely when they is spoken to across contexts
  • Performs independently without prompting
Reflexive

Readily listens closely when they is spoken to and extends the behavior

  • Readily listens closely when they is spoken to and extends the behavior
  • Shows flexibility and adaptation in approach

Related activities

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Thinking0mo–6mo

Cause and Effect Discovery

Parent helps baby discover that actions produce results — kicking a mobile, shaking a rattle, batting a dangling toy. The agent coaches the parent to observe whether baby connects their own movements to outcomes, building the foundational academic skill of causal reasoning.

12mo–2y

Sort It

Parent and toddler sort objects by one attribute — colour or size. The agent coaches the parent to observe the child's ability to identify a shared property, group items accordingly, and explain their sorting logic.

2y–3y

Letter Safari

Parent and child hunt for letters in the environment — on signs, books, packaging, clothing labels. The agent coaches the parent to observe the child's letter recognition, interest in print, and understanding that letters carry meaning.

Thinking6mo–12mo

Little Scientist

Parent observes baby's systematic exploration of objects — turning, mouthing, banging, dropping, comparing. The agent coaches the parent to recognise these behaviours as scientific inquiry: experimentation, observation, and hypothesis-testing in miniature.

social0mo–6mo

Sound Garden

Parent plays different gentle sounds for baby — crinkling paper, tapping a glass, humming, shaking a jar of rice — and the agent coaches the parent to observe baby's reactions to different timbres, volumes, and rhythms. This activity explores early aesthetic sensitivity through auditory experience.

Movement12mo–2y

First Marks

Parent offers crayons or finger paint and the agent coaches the parent to observe toddler's first mark-making — scribbles, dots, lines — as expressions of early aesthetic creativity and motor control.

Formal assessments

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Standardised assessment view

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