Overview: what can they do?
Thinking, play and language
The one-word stage: expanding words and worlds
What's the use of language, anyway?
Early meanings: look what I can tell you!
Putting it together: more than one word
Later meanings: expanding language into complex concepts
Listen to what I can say: early sound development
I can really say a lot now! Later sound development
'No' and 'won't': short sentences with a big impact
The three 'terrible question' stages
Language is needed everywhere
Resources and further reading.