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What should my
child be doing?
Language
Development

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MEND
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Its important to track your childs speech and language development as
they grow. Milestones give parents a general idea of what to expect their
child to be doing at what age. Of course, every child is different, and may
hit milestones a little earlier or later as they develop. Although, it is
important to identify if your child is continually delayed so that you can
help them catch up or get therapy if needed.

Use the checklist to track what your child is doing. Please contact us if you
have questions or need support.

Denae Morris, MS, CCC-SLP Mend.Therapy.AZ@gmail.com
Chelsea Griggs MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologists

Resources:
cdc.gov Learn the signs act early
Bowen, C. (2011). Table1: Intelligibility. Retrieved from http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/ on January 21, 2017.
ASHA.org

 2 Months Coos, makes gurgling sounds
Turns head turn sounds
Pays attention to faces

Follows things with eyes
Begins to act bored/cries if activity doesnt change
4 Months Begins to babble
Babbles with expression and copies sounds
Cries in different ways to show hunger or pain
6 Months Responds to sounds by making sounds
Strings vowels together when babbling (ah, eh, oh) and likes taking turns with
parent while making sounds
Responds to own name
Makes sounds to show joy or displeasure
Begins to say consonant sounds (jabbering with m, b")
9 Months Understands no
Makes a lot of different sounds like mamamama and babababa
Copies sounds and gestures of others
Uses fingers to point to things
1 Year Responds to simple spoken requests
Uses simple gestures, like shaking head no or waving bye-bye
Makes sounds with changes in tone (sounds more like speech
Says mama and dada and exclamations like uh-oh!
Tries to imitate words you say
18 Says several single words
Says and shakes head no
Months Points to show someone what they want
Understood 25% of the time by strangers
2 Years Points to things or pictures when they are named
Knows names of familiar people or body parts
Says sentences with 2 to 4 words
Follows simple instructions
Repeats words overhead in conversation
Points to things in books
Understood 50% of the time by strangers
3 Years Follows instructions with 2-3 steps
Can name most familiar things
Understand words like in, on, and under
Says first name, age, and sex
Names a friend
Says words like I, me, and you and some plurals (cars, dogs, cats)
Carries on conversation using 2 to 3 sentences
Understood 75% of the time by strangers
4 Years Knows some basic rules of grammar, correctly uses he and she
Sings a song or says a poem from memory (i.e. Wheels on the bus)
Tells stories
Can say first and last name
Understood 100% of the time by strangers
5 Years Speaks very clearly
Tells simple stories using full sentences
Uses future tense (i.e. Grandma will be here
Says name and address