Developmental milestones give doctors, speech therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists and so many other professional a time frame to compare every child’s development. For speech and language milestones, we focus on when a child babbles, says their first word, and other aspects that lead to the child producing speech and language. The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) produced a really great set of charts that I love to use when looking at a child’s developmental milestones. I am attaching the milestones for birth- 1 year old, but if you want to see other ages visit their website : http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/chart.htm.
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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
- Chuckles and laughs
- 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-a-boo and pat-a-cake
- Turns and looks in direction of sounds
- Listens when spoken to
- Recognizes words for common items like “cup”, “shoe”, “book”, or “juice”
- Begins to respond to requests (e.g. “Come here” or “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 noncrying sounds to get and keep attention
- Uses gestures to communication (waving, holding arms to be picked up)
- Imitates different speech sounds
- Has one or two words (hi, dog,dada, mama) around first birthday, although sounds may not be clear
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Just remember that if your child doesn’t do something the day they turn a certain age, that doesn’t guarantee that something is wrong! If you are worried always consult with a professional!
-Stephanie
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