Birth
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| Y |
N |
- |
Listens to speech |
| Y |
N |
- |
Startles or cries at noise |
| Y |
N |
- |
Awakens at loud sounds |
| Y |
N |
- |
Ceases activity at a new sound |
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0 - 3 Months
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| Y |
N |
- |
Turns to you when you speak |
| Y |
N |
- |
Smiles when spoken to |
| Y |
N |
- |
Seems to recognize your voice and quites if crying |
| Y |
N |
- |
Stops activity to pay attention to an unfamiliar voice |
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4 - 6 Months
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| Y |
N |
- |
Responds to "No" and changes in tone of voice |
| Y |
N |
- |
Looks around for the source of new sounds, e.g., doorbell, vacuum, dog |
| Y |
N |
- |
Notices toys that make sounds |
| Y |
N |
- |
Pays attention to music |
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7 Months - 1 Year
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| Y |
N |
- |
Enjoys games like ppek-a-boo and pat-a-cake |
| Y |
N |
- |
Turns and looks up when you call her name |
| Y |
N |
- |
Listens when spoken to |
| Y |
N |
- |
Recognizes words for common items like "cup," "shoe," "juice" |
| Y |
N |
- |
Begins to respond to requests ("Come here", "Want more?") |
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1 - 2 Years
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| Y |
N |
- |
Points to pictures in a book when named |
| Y |
N |
- |
Points to a few body parts when asked |
| Y |
N |
- |
Follows simple commands and understands simple questions ("Roll the ball," "Kiss the baby," "Where's your shoe?") |
| Y |
N |
- |
Listens to simple stories, songs and rhymes |
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2 - 3 Years
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| Y |
N |
- |
Understands differences in meaning ("go-stop," "in-on," "big-little," "up-down") |
| Y |
N |
- |
Notices sounds (telephone ringing, television sounds, knocking at the door) |
| Y |
N |
- |
Follows two requests ("Get the book and put it on the table") |
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3 - 4 Years
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| Y |
N |
- |
Hears you when you call from another room |
| Y |
N |
- |
Hears television or radio at the same loudness level as other family members |
| Y |
N |
- |
Understands simple "who?," "what?," "where?" questions |
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4 - 5 Years
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| Y |
N |
- |
Pays attention to a short story and answers simple questions about it |
| Y |
N |
- |
Everyone who knows the child thinks she hears well. (teacher, day care provider, family members) |
| Y |
N |
- |
Hears and understands most of what is said at home and in school |
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