Milestones

Question 1

developmental milestones start __

Answer 1

in the womb

Question 1

in children the first ___ years are extremely important

Answer 1

5

Question 2

Newborns have ___ (not intentional) communication

Answer 2

reflexive

Question 3

Communication-wise, we use the term ____ for children that can’t talk and ___ for children that can

Answer 3

infants; toddlers

Question 4

NAME THE AGE RANGE
-makes eye contact and smiles
-coos, makes sounds back and forth
-smiles
-processing takes time
-turns head to see sound

Answer 4

0-3 months

Question 5

NAME THAT AGE RANGE
-Giggles and laughs
-says vowels and sometimes consonants
-responds to facial expressions
-can track things with eyes
-Start to make raspberries
-notices toys that make sounds

Answer 5

4-6 mo

Question 6

NAME THAT AGE RANGE
-Looks at you when you say their name
-recognizes their name
-Pauses after you say “no”
-recognizes some objects

Answer 6

7-9 mo

Question 7

NAME THAT AGE RANGE
-Reaching for objects
-responds to simple phrases
-starts to do social gesturing - peek-a-boo, blowing kisses
-Says one or two words like mama, dada, bye, etc

Answer 7

10-12 mo

Question 8

When do babies say their first word?

Answer 8

within year one, usually 10-12 months

Question 9

NAME THAT AGE RANGE
-Follows simple directions
-Looks for things
-Shakes head for yes and no
-Makes funny faces, high-fives, clapping
-Starting to use words and sounds with speech-like inflection
-Uses words for common objects
-can id some body parts

Answer 9

13-18 mo

Question 10

NAME THAT AGE RANGE
-Knows and uses 50+ words
-Words not always pronounced correctly
-Uses possessives (ie daddy’s sock)
-Can follow two-step directions
-combining words

Answer 10

19 mo - 2 years

Question 11

NAME THAT AGE RANGE
-Can say their own name
-Getting better at phrases, sometimes will repeat words
-Starting to use plural words
-Starting to use -ed and -ing
-Correctly pronounces p, b, m, h, w, d, n
-Correctly pronounces most vowels
-Asking why and how
-Understandable to some people

Answer 11

2 - 3 years

Question 12

NAME THAT AGE RANGE
-Comparing things (bigger vs shorter)
-Tells stories
-More location words
-Pretending to read
-Starts using articles
-Correctly produces t, k, g, f, y, -ing
-Says all syllables in a word and all the sounds therein
-By end of this bracket - talks smoothly; most people understand
-Says consonant clusters but not always correct

Answer 12

3- 4 years

Question 13

NAME THAT AGE RANGE
-Grammatically correct sentences
-Understands and uses location words
-Uses words for time
-Can recognize front of book and locate title
-Uses the word “and” to connect ideas
-Recognizing 10+ letters, can write own name
-Recognizes some rhymes and combination words (cupcake)
-Most consonants are correct
-Imitating writing
-Understandable to most people

Answer 13

4-5 years

Question 14

NAME THAT YEAR
beginning to make sounds, first words, aware of immediate surroundings

Answer 14

0-1 year

Question 15

NAME THAT YEAR
shakes head yes and no, knows 50 words, uses possessives

Answer 15

1-2 years

Question 16

NAME THAT YEAR
sometimes sentences, sometimes correct pronunciation, asking why and how, some people understand them, STARTING to talk about things not in the room

Answer 16

2-3 years

Question 17

NAME THAT YEAR
almost correct pronunciations, sentences are mostly complete, more complex consonants, by the end of this age range most people understand them

Answer 17

3-4 years

Question 18

NAME THAT YEAR
understands location and times that are not the present, starting to write, combining ideas, most speech is correct, almost all people understand them

Answer 18

4-5 years

Question 19

name 3 of the first signs of communication

Answer 19

1) alert to sounds
2) make different sounds depending on mood
3) coos (vowels)

Question 20

what is babbling?

Answer 20

vowel and consonant repetitions (ie babababa)

Question 21

what is cooing?

Answer 21

elongated vowels