| Hearing and Understanding |
Talking |
| By three months: |
Seems to recognize your voice and
quiets if crying.
Increases or decreases sucking in response to sound. |
Makes pleasure sounds (cooing).
Smiles when she sees you. |
| By six months: |
Moves eyes in the direction
of sound.
Responds to changes in the tone of your voice.
Notices toys
that make sounds.
Pays attention to music. |
Vocalizes excitement and
displeasure.
Babbling sounds more speech-like with many different
sounds including p, b, m. |
| By one year: |
Enjoys peek-a-boo and
pat-a-cake.
Recognizes words for common items such as cup, ball, milk.
|
Says one or two words, such
as mama, dada, bye bye.
Imitates different speech sounds. |
| By eighteen months: |
Follows simple one-step
directions.
Points to at least one body part and to familiar people.
|
Uses 15-20 words
spontaneously.
Uses jargon (made-up words). |
| By two years: |
Listens to simple stories.
Points to pictures in a book when asked.
Understands simple questions, such
as "Where's your shoe?"
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Picks up more words each month.
Puts two words together.
Uses many different consonant sounds at the
beginning of words. |
| By three years: |
Understands 500-1000 words.
Understands comparisons, such as up, down, long, short, big, little.
Follows two-part directions.
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Can relate a story or event.
Asks questions.
Uses at least 3-4 word sentences.
Speech is generally understandable to any listener.
Speech sound acquired:
m, n, p, b, t, d, k, g, ng, w, h. |
| By four years: |
Categorizes items, such
as clothing, animals, food.
Follows prepositional commands, such
as in, on, beside, etc.
Hears you when you call from another room.
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Speaks in complete 5+_ word
sentences.
Easily understood by anyone.
Answers "wh" questions:
What is that?.
Sounds acquired: f, v, k, y, s. |
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schedule an appointment for a full speech/language and hearing evaluation.
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