Norms

Question 1

(Kip and Gorman norms)
Receptively, a 6 to 9 mo old child should

Answer 1

try to copy gestures and understand parental gestures; look at common objects, family members, and pictures when named, and respond to their name

Question 2

(Kip and Gorman norms)
Expressively, a 9 to 12 mo old child should

Answer 2

copy gestures and use them to get what they want, use about 1 to 10 words, show what they want through their actions

Question 3

(Kip and Gorman norms)
Receptively, a 9 to 12 mo old child should

Answer 3

look at the correct picture when named, respond to simple questoins and to no, understand and follow simple directions, give a toy when asked to do so, and understand the meaning of “hot”

Question 4

(Kip and Gorman norms) Receptively, a 12 to 18 mo child should

Answer 4

follow simple one step directions that may or may acompany gestures, notice other people’s emotions, point to familiar and desired objects, pictures, 1-3 body parts, and familiar people, and identify 2 or more objects or people from a group.

Question 5

(Kip and Gorman norms)
Expressively, a 12 to 18 month old should

Answer 5

use at least 3 to 50 words; imitate what they hear; what they say matches their gestures; they say “what’s that”,

Question 6

(Kip and Gorman norms)
Receptively, an 18 to 24 month old child should

Answer 6

follow simple directions and commands without gestures being used, understand about 300 words and simple verbs (i.e., past, present, and future), pictures, and stories read aloud; respond appropriately to yes/no questions, recognize familiar people, objects, and body parts

Question 7

(Kip and Gorman norms)
Expressively, an 18 to 24 month old child should

Answer 7

use 2 word phrases, verbs, pronouns, and the negative “no”; say their own name when requested, produce about 50 words, say the names of familiar objects and of animals, make animal sounds

Question 8

Receptively, a 24 to 30 month old child should

Answer 8

understand the idea of “one” and “all”, understand about 500 words, listen to a 5-10 minute story, follow 2 step commands, and point out action in pictures

Question 9

Expressively, a 24 to 30 month old child should

Answer 9

use 200 intelligible words, -ing verbs, 2 pronouns, contractions, articles, sentences in SVO (subject-verb-object) format, ask basic questiosn, and begin to use irregular past tense and regular plurals.

Question 10

Receptively, a 30 to 36 month child should

Answer 10

understand about 900 words, prepositions (i.e., in, on, under), big/little; listen to a 20 minute story, identify items in 10 pictures when described; answer “Who”, “when”, “why”, and “how many” questions.

Question 11

Expressively, a 30 to 36 month old child should

Answer 11

use about 500 words, the pronouns “I”, “me”, “you”, “mine”, plural s-, auxiliary verbs, simple sentences, adverbs (here, there), and the contracted form of “is”.

Question 12

Receptively, a 36 to 42 month old child should

Answer 12

understand 1200 words, directions that involve 2 actions and/or 2 objects, prepositions (in, on, under, and front), early descriptive words (i.e., colors, shapes, numbers, textures, and sizes), answer “how” questions,

Question 13

Expressively, a 36 to 42 month old child should

Answer 13

use about 800 words, copulas (i.e., am, is, and are), regular plurals, 4 to 5 words to make sentences, and begin to make compound sentences; state action