Objective To investigate the developmental characteristics of children aged 8~16 months of action and gesture,and to explore the early development of Chinese gesture in infants. Methods Using Chinese Communicative Development Inventory (CCDI Putonghua version),parents of 620 children(8~16 months old)were asked to report their children's language abilities. Results The gesture checklist was organized into five section:first communicative gesture,games and routines,actions with objects,pretending to be a parent,and imitating other adult actions.8~16 months of age was the rapid growth of the gesture,gesture capacity increased steadily in all sections with chronological age. Conclusion 8~16 months of age is a period of rapid development of children's gesture more attention should be paid on children's gesture development.
Key words
children /
gesture /
language development /
child development
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