Abstract: 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

摘要： 目的 了解婴幼儿早期手势表达能力发展情况,探索手势语言的早期发展特点。方法 采用父母报告方式,使用《汉语沟通发展量表》,对沈阳城区620名8~16月龄儿童的手势发展情况进行了研究。结果 8~16月龄期间,儿童手势能力发展迅速,初期沟通手势、游戏和日常活动手势对儿童来说较简单,在发育早期最容易被掌握;作用于物体的动作和模仿成人的动作其次;假扮项目最难,掌握这部分手势的人数最少。婴儿能够较早学会“用手指向有趣的事物”、“举高手想要抱抱”等具有指示性或象征性的手势。结论 手势交流是婴儿期的重要沟通方式,应关注婴幼儿的手势发展,早期发现有异常的儿童,及早进行合理的干预。

关键词: 婴幼儿, 手势, 语言发展, 儿童发育