Language Development Flashcards
Perceive speech, cry, make some response to sound
Birth
Coos and laugh
1 1/2 to 3
Plays with speech sound
3
Recognizes frequently heard sound patterns
5 to 6
Recognizes all phonemes of native language
6 to 7
Babbles in strings of consonants and vowels
6 to 10
Uses gestures to communicate and plays gesture games.
9
Intentionally imitates sounds.
9 to 10
Uses a few social gestures.
9 to 12
No longer can discriminate sounds not in own language.
10 to 12
Says first word (usually a label for something).
10 to 14
Says single words.
10 to 18
Understands symbolic function of naming; passive vocabulary grows.
12 to 13
Uses more elaborate gestures.
13
Uses symbolic gesturing.
14
Learns many new words, expanding expressive vocabulary rapidly from about 50 words to as many as 400; uses verbs and adjectives.
16 to 24
Says first sentence (two words).
18 to 24
Uses fewer gestures; names more things.
20
Has comprehension spurt.
20 to 22
Uses many two-word phrases; no longer babbles; wants to talk.
24
Learns new words almost every day; speaks in combinations of three or more words; makes grammatical mistakes.
30
Says up to 1,000 words, 80 percent intelligible; makes some mistakes in syntax.
36
