Birth
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| Y |
N |
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Makes pleasure sounds |
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0 - 3 Months
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| Y |
N |
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Repeats the same sounds alot (cooing, gooing) |
| Y |
N |
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Cries differently for different needs |
| Y |
N |
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Smiles when he/she sees you |
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4 - 6 Months
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| Y |
N |
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Babbling sounds more speech-like with many different sounds, including p, b and m |
| Y |
N |
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Tells you (by sound or gesture) when he/she wants you to do something |
| Y |
N |
- |
Makes gurgling when left alone and when playing with you |
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7 Months - 1 Year
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| Y |
N |
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Babbling has both long and short groups of sounds such as "tata upu bibibi" |
| Y |
N |
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Uses speech or non-crying sounds to get and keep attention |
| Y |
N |
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Imitates different speech sounds |
| Y |
N |
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Has 1 or 2 words ("bye-bye," "dada," "mama," "no") although they may not be clear |
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1 - 2 Years
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| Y |
N |
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Says more words every month |
| Y |
N |
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Uses some 1-2-word questions ("Where kitty?" "Go bye-bye?" "What's that") |
| Y |
N |
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Puts 2 words together ("more cookie," "no juice," "mommy book") |
| Y |
N |
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Uses many different consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
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2 - 3 Years
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| Y |
N |
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Has a word for almost eveything |
| Y |
N |
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Uses 2-3-word "sentences" to talk about and ask for things |
| Y |
N |
- |
Speech is understood by familiar listeners most of the time |
| Y |
N |
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Often asks for or directs attention to objects by naming them |
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3 - 4 Years
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| Y |
N |
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Talks about activities at school or at friends' homes |
| Y |
N |
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Usually talks easily without repeating syllables or words |
| Y |
N |
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People outside family usually understand child's speech |
| Y |
N |
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Uses alot of sentences that have 4 or more words |
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4 - 5 Years
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| Y |
N |
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Voice sounds clear like other children's |
| Y |
N |
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Uses sentences that give lots of details (e.g. "I like to read my books") |
| Y |
N |
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Tells stories that stick to topic |
| Y |
N |
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Communicates easily with other children and adults |
| Y |
N |
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Says most sounds correctly except a few, like l, s, r, v, z, j, ch, sh, th |
| Y |
N |
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Uses adult-like grammar |
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