Speech and hearing milestones Flashcards
What would you expect as a newborn?
Startles to loud noises
What would you expect at 3 months?
- Turns towards sound
- Vocalises alone or when spoken to
- Coos and laughs
What would you expect at 7 months?
- Turns to soft sounds out of sight
- Double syllable use
What would you expect at 7-10 months?
- Says ‘mama’ and ‘dada’ (uses discriminately at 10m)
- Understands ‘no’
What would you expect at 12 months?
- Knows and responds to own name
- Two to three word vocabulary
- Understands simple commands
What would you expect at 18 months?
- 6 to 10 word vocabulary
- Can point to some body parts
What would you expect at 20-24 months?
- Uses 2+ words to make simple phrases
What would you expect at 2.5 to 3 years?
- Vocab of 200+ words
- Talks constantly in 3-5 word sentences
- Asks ‘what’ and ‘who’ questions
- Identifies colours
What would you expect at 4 years?
Asks ‘why’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ questions
When should a child startle to loud noises?
Newborn
When should a child start to vocalise?
3-4 months
When should a child be able to turn to soft sounds out of sight?
7 months
When should a child start to use ‘mama’ and ‘dada’ and when should they know the difference?
Indiscriminately - 7 months
Discriminately - 10 months
When should a child have a 2-3 word vocabulary?
12 months
When should a child be able to point to some body parts?
18 months
