Normal Language Development

Question 1

9 months say

Answer 1

dada, baba

Question 2

10 months say

Answer 2

bye bye or no

Question 3

12 months say

Answer 3

2 words in addition to mama and dada, they use those two words with meaning

Question 4

15 months say

Answer 4

4-6 words

Question 5

18 months say

Answer 5

7-20 words; jargon; body parts

Question 6

2 year old

Answer 6

has a word bank of 50 words that uses talks in two- sentences
“daddy go, dog talks”

Question 7

30 months

Answer 7

verbal language increasing steadily; knows full name; can name one color an holds fingers up to show age

Question 8

3 yr old

Answer 8

vocab of 900 words

asks 400 questions/day

Question 9

4 & 5 yr olds

Answer 9

4 years vocab of up to 1500 words
5 yrs- 2100 words
- participating in mealtime conversation and can describe an incident in great detail
- imitate language, bathroom languages, egocentric, define objects in relation to themselves

Question 10

6 yrs

Answer 10

full sentences, still define objects by their use

Question 11

7 yrs

Answer 11

tell time in hours, they know months and holidays, can add and subtract

Question 12

9 yrs

Answer 12

discover “dirty jokes” try to understand adults, use swear words, bathroom language

Question 13

12 yrs

Answer 13

can carry adult conversation