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Hearing and
Understanding
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Talking
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Birth-3 Months
 | Startles to loud sounds.
| Quiets or smiles when spoken to.
| Seems to recognize your voice and quiets if crying.
| Increases or decreases sucking behavior in response
to sound. |
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Birth-3 Months
| Makes pleasure sounds (cooing, gooing).
| Cries differently for different needs.
| Smiles when sees you. |
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4-6 Months
| Moves eyes in direction of sounds.
| Responds to changes in tone of your voice.
| Notices toys that make sounds.
| Pays attention to music. |
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4-6 Months
| Babbling sounds more speech-like with many
different sounds, including p, b and m.
| Vocalizes excitement and displeasure.
| Makes gurgling sounds when left alone and when
playing with you. |
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7 Months-1 Year
| Enjoys games like peek-o-boo and pat-a-cake.
| Turns and looks in direction of sounds.
| Listens when spoken to.
| Recognizes words for common items like
"cup", "shoe," "juice."
| Begins to respond to requests ("Come
here," "Want more?"). |
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7 Months-1 Year
| Babbling has both long and short groups of sounds
such as "tata upup bibibibi."
| Uses speech or non-crying sounds to get and keep
attention.
| Imitates different speech sounds.
| Has 1 or 2 words (bye-bye, dada, mama) although
they may not be clear. |
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1-2 Years
| Points to a few body parts when asked.
| Follows simple commands and understands simple
questions ("Roll the ball," "Kiss the baby,"
"Where's your shoe?").
| Listens to simple stories, songs, and rhymes.
| Points to pictures in a book when named. |
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1-2 Years
| Says more words every month.
| Uses some 1-2 word questions ("Where
kitty?" "Go bye-bye?" "What's that?").
| Puts 2 words together ("more cookie,"
"no juice," "mommy book").
| Uses many different consonant sounds of the
beginning of words. |
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2-3 Years
| Understands differences in meaning
("go-stop," "in-on," "big-little,"
"up-down").
| Follows two requests ("Get the book and put it
on the table."). |
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2-3 Years
| Has a word for almost everything.
| Uses 2-3-word "sentences" to talk about
and ask for things.
| Speech is understood by familiar listeners most of
the time.
| Often asks for or directs attention to objects
by naming them. |
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3-4 Years
| Hears you when call from another room.
| Hears television or radio at the same loudness
level as other family members.
| Understands simple, "who?,"
"what?," "where?," "why?" questions. |
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3-4 Years
| Talks about activities at school or at friends'
homes.
| People outside family usually understand child's
speech.
| Uses a lot of sentences that have 4 or more words.
| Usually talks easily without repeating syllables or
words. |
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4-5 Years
| Pays attention to a short story and answers simple
questions about it.
| Hears and understands most of what is said at home
and in school. |
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4-5 years
| Voice sounds clear like other children's.
| Uses sentences that give lots of details (e.g.
"I like to read my books").
| Tells stories that stick to topic.
| Communicates easily with other children and adults.
| Says most sounds correctly except a few like l,
s, r, v, z, ch, sh, th.
| Uses the same grammar as the rest of the
family. |
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