Milestone Development- Communication And Language

Question 1

Cries to indicate needs

Answer 1

Birth

Question 2

Eye contact and moves eyes toward sounds

Answer 2

Birth

Question 3

Pre linguistic stage

Answer 3

1 month

Question 4

Gurgle and coo to show joy

Answer 4

1 month

Question 5

Babbles- form of talking

Answer 5

3 months

Question 6

Soothed by certain sounds and singing

Answer 6

3 months

Question 7

Laughs and squeals

Smiles in response to being spoken too

Answer 7

3 months

Question 8

Babbling is more repetitive e.g. dada, mama

Answer 8

6 months

Question 9

Understands phrases like bye bye

Answer 9

6 months

Question 10

Uses made up jargon

Answer 10

9 months

Question 11

Communicates in non verbal ways for example pointing

Answer 11

9 months

Question 12

Understands No

Answer 12

9 months

Question 13

Understands simple words

Answer 13

12 months

Question 14

Learn to say simple words, linguistic phase begins

Answer 14

12 months

Question 15

Recognises own name and simple instructions

Answer 15

12 months

Question 16

Talks non stop jargon

Answer 16

12 months

Question 17

Still points and babbles a lot

Answer 17

15 months

Question 18

Uses singular words to communicate e.g. car, dog, mummy

Answer 18

15 months

Question 19

15 words some may have more

Answer 19

18 months

Question 20

Uses gestures to communicate

Answer 20

18 months

Question 21

Understands simple requests like get your shoes

Answer 21

18 months

Question 22

50 words

Answer 22

2 years

Question 23

Enjoys books

Answer 23

2 years

Question 24

Joins words

Answer 24

2 years

Question 25

200 words

Answer 25

2.5 years

Question 26

Asks simple questions for example why, where, who?

Answer 26

2.5 years

Question 27

Uses negatives, plurals, personal pronouns e.g. I, you, he, she

Answer 27

2.5 years

Question 28

Large vocabulary

Answer 28

3 years

Question 29

Enjoys books

Answer 29

3 years

Question 31

Speech clear to anyone

Answer 31

4 years

Question 32

Sentences are more grammatically correct

Answer 32

4 years

Question 33

May mispronounce words and middle up th and f

Answer 33

4 years

Question 34

Running commentary when imaginary play

Answer 34

4 years

Question 35

Asks lots of questions

Answer 35

4 years

Question 36

Very close to adult speech

Answer 36

5 years

Question 37

Gramma is correct and fluent

Answer 37

5 years

Question 38

Enjoys jokes and riddles

Answer 38

5 years

Question 39

Uses complex sentences, with words such as ‘because’

Answer 39

5 years

Question 40

Uses language to argue back and can talk about past and present

Answer 40

5 years

Question 41

Talks fluent and with lots of confidence, still asks lots of questions

Answer 41

6 years

Question 42

Remembers nursery rhymes and songs, also enjoys jokes and riddles

Answer 42

6 years

Question 43

Can read but still enjoys being read too

Answer 43

6 years

Question 44

Mastered reading and understands characters and plots

Answer 44

7 years

Question 45

Express and communicate their thoughts about books, people, interests

Answer 45

7 years

Question 46

Can explain ideas and reason with others

Answer 46

8 years

Question 47

Can talk about others in relative terms e.g. she is better than me at running

Answer 47

8 years

Question 48

Closer to adult speech

Answer 48

4 years