Speech (oral motor)/ Language/ Communication (social)

Question 1

alert to sound

Answer 1

1 month

Question 2

social smile

Answer 2

2 months

Question 3

coo (vowels)

Answer 3

3 months

Question 4

laugh aloud

orient to voice

Answer 4

4 months

Question 5

razz

orient to bell laterally

Answer 5

5 months

Question 6

babble (consonants)

stranger anxiety

Answer 6

6 months

Question 7

orients to bell upward indirectly

turn when name called

Answer 7

7 months

Question 8

nonspecific “mama”, “dada”

Answer 8

8 months

Question 9

orients to bell directly
gestured communication (waves bybe-bye, plays pat-a-cake, peek-a-boo)
separation anxiety

Answer 9

9 months

Question 10

understands “no”
specific “mama”, “dada”
orients to name

Answer 10

10 months

Question 11

one word other than mama, dada, name of person

Answer 11

11 months

Question 12

follows simple gestured command (“give me”, “come here”, “sit down”)
two words
points at desired object

Answer 12

12 months

Question 13

immature jargoning
3 word vocabulary
follow novel gestured command
points to get adult’s attention

Answer 13

14 months

Question 14

4 to 6 word vocabulary

follow rote ungestured command

Answer 14

16 months

Question 15

7 to 10 word vocabulary
mature jargoning
emergence of echolalia
follow novel ungestured command
point to body parts
domestic mimicry/pretend play

Answer 15

18 months

Question 16

20 word vocabulary
2 word phrases
verbalizes needs using single words (words replace gestures)

Answer 16

21 months

Question 17

50 word vocabulary
2 word sentences (noun/verb)
2 step command
parallel play

Answer 17

24 months

Question 18

echolalia ceases
“on” and “under”
understands concept of “1”

Answer 18

30 months

Question 19

250 word vocabulary
3 word sentences
asks questions
prepositions "behind" and "next to"
answers "what do you do when you're hungry/tired)
interactive play
identifies "big/little"
names colors
75% understood by strangers

Answer 19

36 months

Question 20

relates experiences using complex syntax
concept of “4”
identifies “long/short”
answers questions “what do you do when you’re cold?”, “what is a window made of”, “why do we have books” 100% understood by strangers

Answer 20

4 years

Question 21

answers: “why do we have clocks”, “what does mommy cook on”

Answer 21

4 1/2 years

Question 22

identify coins
follow 3 step command
identify larger of two single digit numbers
gives last name, phone number, address, month of birthday
names letters of the alphabet/single digit #’s

Answer 22

5 years

Question 23

Language Red Flags

Answer 23

echolalia after 30 months
stuttering after 5 years associated with tension/facial
grimacing, or affecting > 5% of speech
excessive drooling
cough/nasal congestion associated with feeding