Milestoneunknown· 12mo–15mo

Uses gestures to communicate

Uses gestures to communicate

Unknown

What the research says

Framework evidence being indexed.

Full quotes, source languages, and document links coming soon as we finish the source-evidence indexing pass.

Normative evidence

1 source back this milestone. The bars below show the age range each source covers.

This milestone12mo–15moWHO GSED0mo–3y012243648607284months
Milestone windowNormative study
The coral bar shows this milestone's typical age window. The bars below show the age coverage of each backing source.
WHO GSED →

What mastery looks like

Not yet

Cannot yet uses gestures to communicate

  • No observable behavior matching this item
Emerging

Beginning to show uses gestures to communicate with direct support

  • Requires significant prompting or physical assistance
Developing

Demonstrates uses gestures to communicate in structured observation

  • Performs with mild support
  • Inconsistent across contexts
Secure

Consistently passes item across contexts

  • Reliably demonstrates without prompting
Reflexive

Masters item; demonstrates generalization

  • Applies skill spontaneously in novel situations

Activities for this (1)

Thinking6mo–18mo

Babble Back

Parent engages in back-and-forth vocalisations with infant/toddler and observes early communication milestones — babbling, responding to name, looking at named objects, and using gestures. Covers six communication primitives at 12-17mo. Three phases: name recognition, babble exchange, and gesture observation.

Formal assessments

No matching assessment items indexed yet.