Development Checklist for Speech Therapy
Development Milestones
The following are speech and language tasks that children typically accomplish by certain ages. If your child is having trouble reaching these milestones, contact Get Smart Therapy to determine if an Speech Therapy evaluation is necessary.
What to Expect at 6 months:
- Makes many different sounds
- Laughs, giggles, coos with familiar people
- Turns and looks toward new sound
- Babbles for attention
What to Expect at One Year:
- Understands “no”
- Likes to makes sounds of familiar animals and things
- Says 2-3 words besides “mama” and “dada”
- Imitates familiar words
- Understands simple instructions (i.e., “sit down” and “come here”)
What to Expect at 18 Months:
- Uses 10-20 words, including names
- Combines two-word utterances
- Points to his or her toes, eyes and nose
- Brings on unfamiliar item from another room when asked for it
- Knows and names five things
- Waves “bye-bye”
What to Expect at 2 Years:
- Identifies simple questions and commands
- Asks “What’s this?” and “What’s that?”
- Has about 300 words in speaking vocabulary
- Makes sentences composed of 2-3 words