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Here's an overview of what
to listen for and when in
your child's language development:
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| Birth
to 24 Months |
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2
months: Cooing; making
long vowel sounds like "oo,"
"aa," and "ee"
6
months: Babbling
using consonants
7
1/2 months: Recognizing
familiar words or names
10
months: Pointing,
grunting, and gazing to
get her demands met; using
her own invented words
12
months: Saying his
first real words, such as
Mama and Dada, a sibling's
name, body parts, animal
names, or noises like "woof,
woof"
18
months: Saying 50
words; using verbs; asking
"What's that?" to get name
recognition
24
months: Speaking
in two-word sentences, such
as "Drink milk" or "Play
ball"; using the words "no"
and "mine" frequently |
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| 2
to 5 years |
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| 2
1/2 years: Conveying
whole thoughts by employing
just a few words, like saying
"Mommy no socks" for "Mommy
isn't wearing any socks
today." |
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| 3
years: Speaking in
longer sentences; putting
several thoughts together
to tell a story; using about
300 words; following a story
line and remembering ideas
from it; enjoying nonsense
phrases |
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| 4
years: Having extensive
conversations with adults;
using adjectives in detailed
sentences; telling knock-knock
jokes; asking questions
with proper intonation |
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| 5
years: Using expressive
vocabulary of 2,500 words;
understanding 14,000 words;
expressing complicated thoughts
like fears and dreams; saying
"thank you"; using words
to elicit reactions from
others. |
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Please consult Child specialist
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