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SPEECH LANGUAGE MILESTONES



12-18 months

  • Attempts to copy your sounds
  • Uses vocabulary of at least 10 spoken words
  • Understands "No"
  • Points or reaches to a desired object while producing sounds
  • Understands simple directions
  • Understands simple questions

18-24 months

  • Attempts to copy your words
  • Uses a variety of words
  • Has vocabulary of 50 words or more
  • Combines 2 words
  • Follows novel commands
  • Follows more complex directions
  • Takes turns in conversations

2-3 years old

  • Responds to simple questions
  • Understands location words
  • Identifies objects by function
  • Jargons (unintelligible adult-like speech)
  • Uses 2 and 3 word phrases
  • Uses 200 or more words
  • Asks questions

3-4 years old

  • Talks about daily events
  • Uses 4 word sentences
  • Answers questions logically
  • Explains how objects are used
  • Uses these sounds in words: k, g, f, s, sh, j, ch, z

4-5 years old

  • Talks easily with adults
  • Follows multiple step directions
  • Understands descriptive and time concepts
  • Understands and uses prepositions
  • Explains and describes words
  • Associates letters with a sounds
  • Uses these sounds in words: v, l, r

5-6 years old

  • Retells stories
  • Recognizes and produces rhyme
  • Recalls information
  • Clearly says these sounds in words: th, st, kr


Red Flags to Watch for:

  • "Floppy or Doughy" feel to muscles
  • Excessively tight muscles: difficult for child to move arms or legs
  • Arches back often, even when not mad
  • Walks on tippy toes often
  • Trips or falls often; clumsy
  • Not wanting to lie on their stomach as an infant