Speech/language

Question 1

Speech/language - 6 weeks

Answer 1

Stills, startles at loud noise

Question 2

Speech/language - 6 months

Answer 2

Turns head to loud sounds
Understands “bye bye” / “no” (7m)
Babbles (monosyllabic)

Question 3

Speech/language - 9 months

Answer 3

Responds to own name
Imitates adult sounds

Question 4

Speech/language - 12 months

Answer 4

Shows understanding of nouns
(“where’s Mummy?”)
3 words (50% at 13m)
Points to own body parts (15m), doll
(18m)

Question 5

Speech/language - 18 months

Answer 5

Shows understanding of nouns
(“show me the xxxxx”)
1 to 6 different words

Question 6

Speech/lanuage - 2 years

Answer 6

Shows understanding of verbs
(“what do you draw with, what do
you eat with?”)
 2 words joined together (50+ words)

Question 7

Speech/language - 2 1/2 years

Answer 7

Shows understanding of prepositions
in/on (“put the cat on the bowl”)
3 – 4 words joined together

Question 8

Speech/language - 3 years

Answer 8

Understands negatives (“which of
these is NOT an animal?”)
 Understands adjectives (“which one
is red?”)

Question 9

Speech/language - 3 1/2 years

Answer 9

Understands comparatives (“which
boy is bigger than this one?” while
pointing to middle-sized boy! Or draw
circles to illustrate point)

Question 10

Speech/language - 4 years

Answer 10

Understands complex instructions
(“Before you put x in y, give z to
Mummy”)
Uses complex narrative / sequences
to describe events.