Cognitive and language development milestones

Question 1

0-3 months

Answer 1

1 month- I turned head and may stop crying on hearing an adult and a familiar voice
6 weeks - Cooing

Question 2

3 months

Answer 2

Recognises familiar routine such as bath time
Enjoys playing in water

Question 3

6 months

Answer 3

Blends vowels and consonants together to make bubbling sounds e.g. ba ma da

Question 4

9 months

Answer 4

Begins to string syllables together to create tuneful babbling e.g. dadada
Understand some simple words such as no and bye-bye

Question 5

12 months

Answer 5

First words begin to appear alongside tuneful babbling
Understand simple instructions such as where’s your head
Knows own name

Question 6

15 months

Answer 6

Communicates by pointing and vocalising
May have 4 - 6 words
Understands and responds to simple instructions

Question 7

18 months

Answer 7

Is keen to explore and is very curious
House around 15 words
Communicates wishes and understand simple requests
No longer mouths to explore objects and toys
Remembers where things belong

Question 8

2 years

Answer 8

May have 50 words
Is likely to be combining words e.g. Dada gone
Is extremely curious
Remembers where things belong, and can remember past experiences
enjoys looking at books
Recognise self in the mirror

Question 9

2 1/2 years

Answer 9

Has 200 words or so
Is making simple sentences
Enjoys asking questions
Is using personal pronoun, such as I instead of name
Enjoys looking at books and may have favourites

Question 10

3 years

Answer 10

Speech is clear enough for some one unfamiliar with the child to understand
Using simple sentences
Ask many questions and may use questions as a way of getting attention
Enjoys books and turning pages
Understands difference between past and present

Question 11

3-4 years

Answer 11

Recognising and names a few colours
Nose, names of numbers and count allowed up to 10
Talks and sentences
4 years- fluent, although there are some speech immaturities in certain sounds such as “th”

Question 12

4-5 years

Answer 12

Can count object accurately up to 10
Can make simple patterns
Sentences are well constructed, but some speech immaturities remain
Speech is used to argue with others

Question 13

5-8 years

Answer 13

Is able to understand and enjoys jokes and riddles
Can use language to reason and explain ideas
Is able to do simple calculations, or they may need to use fingers or counters
7+- mastered early Reading and writing skills