Communication Milestones

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My baby... My baby... Alerts to sounds Becomes quiet or smiles when you talk Makes sounds back and forth with you Makes sounds that differ depending on whether they are happy or upset Coos, makes sounds like ooooo, aahh, and mmmmm Recognizes loved ones and some common objects Turns or looks toward voices or people talking Giggles and laughs Responds to facial expressions Looks at objects of interest and follows objects with their eyes Reacts to toys that make sounds, like those with bells or music Vocalizes during play or with objects in mouth Vocalizes different vowel sounds—sometimes combined with a consonant—like uuuuuummm, aaaaaaagoo, or daaaaaaaaaa

My Child... My Child... Looks at you when you call their name Stops for a moment when you say, “No.” Babbles long strings of sounds, like mamamama, upup, or babababa. Looks for loved ones when upset. Raises arms to be picked up. Recognizes the names of some people and objects. Pushes away unwanted objects By age 10 months, reaches for objects Points, waves, and shows or gives objects  Imitates and initiates gestures for engaging in social interactions and playing games, like blowing kisses or playing peek-a-boo Tries to copy sounds that you make Enjoys dancing Responds to simple words and phrases like “Go bye-bye” and “Look at Mommy.” Says one or two words—like mama, dada, hi, and bye

My Child is able to My Child is able to Look around when asked “where” questions—like “Where’s your blanket?” Follow directions—like “Give me the ball, ” “Hug the teddy bear, ” “Come here, ” or “Show me your nose” Point to make requests, to comment, or to get information Shake head for “no” and nods head for “yes. ” Understand and use words for common objects, some actions, and people in their lives Identify body parts Use gestures like clapping or making funny faces Use a long strings of sounds, syllables, and real words with speech-like inflection

My Child is able to: My Child is able to: Use and understand at least 50 different words for food, toys, animals, and body parts. Speech may not always be clear—like du for “shoe” or dah for “dog” Put two or more words together—like more water or go outside Follow two-step directions—like “Get the spoon, and put it on the table Use words like me, mine, and you Use words to ask for help Use possessives, like Daddy’s sock

My Child is able to: My Child is able to: Use word combinations often but may occasionally repeat some words or phrases, like baby – baby – baby sit down or I want – I want juice Use words to get someones attention Say their name Use some plural words like "dogs" or "cars" Use –ing verbs like eating or running. Adds –ed to the end of words to talk about past actions, like looked or played Give reasons for things and events, like saying that they need a coat when it’s cold outside Ask "Why?" and "How?" Answer questions like “What do you do when you are sleepy?” or “Which one can you wear? Correctly produce p, b, m, h, w, d, and n in words Correctly produce most vowels in words Produce clearer speech, but may not be understandable to unfamiliar listeners or to people who do not know your child

My Child is able to: My Child is able to: Compare things, with words like bigger or shorter Tells you a story from a book or a video Understand and use more location words, like inside, on, and under Use words like "a" or "the" when talking, like "a book" or "the dog" Pretend to read alone or with others Recognize signs and logos like STOP Pretend to write or spell and can write some letters Correctly produce t, k, g, f, y, and –ing in words Say all the syllables in a word Say the sounds at the beginning, middle, and end of words Talk smoothly without repeating sounds, words, or phrases most of the time Speak so that people can understand most of what they say. Child may make mistakes on sounds that are later to develop—like l, j, r, sh, ch, s, v, z, and th Say all sounds in a consonant cluster containing two or more consonants in a row—like the tw in tweet or the –nd in sand. May not produce all sounds correctly—for example, spway for “spray”

My child is able to: My child is able to: Use grammatically correct sentences that are longer and more complex Tell stories including main characters, location and connecting ideas Use irregular plural words (i.e. feet, men) Understand and use words to describe location (above, between, under) Understand and use words to describe time (yesterday, now, later) Follow rules and directions when playing games Locate the front of book and title Recognize and name at least 10 alphabet letters and can write his/her own name Imitate writing/reading from left to right Blend word parts, like cup + cake = cupcake. Identify some rhyming words, like cat and hat. Produce most consonants correctly, and speech is understandable in conversation.