Language Development

Question 1

Perceive speech, cry, make some response to sound

Answer 1

Birth

Question 2

Coos and laugh

Answer 2

1 1/2 to 3

Question 3

Plays with speech sound

Answer 3

3

Question 4

Recognizes frequently heard sound patterns

Answer 4

5 to 6

Question 5

Recognizes all phonemes of native language

Answer 5

6 to 7

Question 6

Babbles in strings of consonants and vowels

Answer 6

6 to 10

Question 7

Uses gestures to communicate and plays gesture games.

Answer 7

9

Question 8

Intentionally imitates sounds.

Answer 8

9 to 10

Question 9

Uses a few social gestures.

Answer 9

9 to 12

Question 10

No longer can discriminate sounds not in own language.

Answer 10

10 to 12

Question 11

Says first word (usually a label for something).

Answer 11

10 to 14

Question 12

Says single words.

Answer 12

10 to 18

Question 13

Understands symbolic function of naming; passive vocabulary grows.

Answer 13

12 to 13

Question 14

Uses more elaborate gestures.

Answer 14

13

Question 15

Uses symbolic gesturing.

Answer 15

14

Question 16

Learns many new words, expanding expressive vocabulary rapidly from about 50 words to as many as 400; uses verbs and adjectives.

Answer 16

16 to 24

Question 17

Says first sentence (two words).

Answer 17

18 to 24

Question 18

Uses fewer gestures; names more things.

Answer 18

20

Question 19

Has comprehension spurt.

Answer 19

20 to 22

Question 20

Uses many two-word phrases; no longer babbles; wants to talk.

Answer 20

24

Question 21

Learns new words almost every day; speaks in combinations of three or more words; makes grammatical mistakes.

Answer 21

30

Question 22

Says up to 1,000 words, 80 percent intelligible; makes some mistakes in syntax.

Answer 22

36