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SPEECH MILESTONE SHORTCUT

Understanding Expressing

Birth 3 months

startles to loud sounds

Turns head toward a sound source

appears to recognize familiar voices

watches your face when you speak smiles or is soothed by calm, gentle voices

as a newborns smiles reflexively; this developsto social smiles by 3 months

makes pleasure sounds (cooing)

cries differently for different needs

4 6 months

moves eyes in direction of sounds

responds to changes in tone of voice

notices toys that make sounds

pays attention to music

babbles using more speech-like sounds wmany different sounds, including p, b and

vocalizes excitement and displeasure

imitates some movements and sounds

7 months 1 year

enjoys to play peek a boo and other games turns and looks in direction of sounds

recognizes words for common items like cup,shoe, juice

recognizes own name

Begins to respond to requests like come here,want more?

Imitates different speech sounds Babbles with both long and short groups osounds e.g. tata, upup, bibibibi

Has 1 or 2 words e.g. bye bye, mamaalthough they may not be clear

1 2 year

Points to a few body parts when asked

follows simple commands and understandssimple questions e.g. roll the ball, where isyour shoe?

listens to simple stories, songs and rhymes enjoys being read to

points to pictures in a book when named

says more words every month

Uses some 1-2 word questions e.g. go bybye?, where kitty?

Puts 2 words together e.g. more cookie

juice uses many different consonant sounds at

beginning of words

2 3 years

Understands differences in meaning e.g.go/stop, in/out, big/little

Follows two requests e.g. get the book and putit on the table

has a word for almost everything

uses 2-3 word sentences to talk about andfor things

speech is understood by familiar listenersof the time

often asks for or directs attention to objecnaming them

3 4 year

Hears you when you call from another room.

Hears television or radio at the same loudnesslevel as other family members.

Understands simple, "who?," "what?," "where?,""why?" questions.

Talks about activities at school or at friendhomes.

People outside family usually understand speech.

Uses a lot of sentences that have 4 or mowords.

Usually talks easily without repeating syllwords.

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4 5 year

Pays attention to a short story and answerssimple questions about it.

Hears and understands most of what is said athome and in school.

Voice sounds clear like other children's.

Uses sentences that give lots of details

Tells stories that stick to topic.

Communicates easily with other children adults.

Says most sounds correctly except a few r, v, z, ch, sh, th.

Uses the same grammar as the rest of thefamily.