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Is My Child A Late Talker?

How Does Your Child Hear and Talk?
			Hearing and Understanding			Talking
Birth - 3 Months	Yes	No		Yes	No
	___	___	Startles to loud sounds.	___	___	Makes pleasure sounds (cooing, gooing).
	___	___	Quiets or smiles when spoken to.	___	___	Cries differently for different needs.
	___	___	Seems to recognize your voice and quiets if crying.	___	___	Smiles when sees you.
	___	___	Increases or decreases sucking behavior in response to sound.
4-6 Months	Yes	No		Yes	No
	___	___	Moves eyes in direction of sounds.	___	___	Babbling sounds more speech-like with many different sounds, including p, b, and m.
	___	___	Responds to changes in tone of your voice.	___	___	Vocalizes excitement and displeasure.
	___	___	Notices toys that make sounds.	___	___	Makes gurgling sounds when left alone and when playing with you.
	___	___	Pays attention to music.
7 Months- 1 Year	Yes	No		Yes	No
	___	___	Enjoys games like peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake.	___	___	Babbling has both long and short groups of sounds such as "tata upup bibibibi."
	___	___	Turns and looks in direction of sounds.	___	___	Uses speech or non-crying sounds to get and keep attention.
	___	___	Listens when spoken to.	___	___	Imitates different speech sounds.
	___	___	Recognizes words for common items like "cup," "shoe," "juice."	___	___	Has 1 or 2 words (bye-bye, dada, mama) although they may not be clear.
	___	___	Begins to respond to requests ("Come here," "Want more?").
1-2 Years	Yes	No		Yes	No
	___	___	Points to a few body parts when asked.	___	___	Says more words every month.
	___	___	Follows simple commands and understands simple questions ("Roll the ball," "Kiss the baby," "Where's your shoe?").	___	___	Uses some 1-2 word questions ("where kitty?" "go bye-bye?" "what's that?").
	___	___	Listens to simple stories, songs, and rhymes.	___	___	Puts two words together ("more cookie," "no juice," "mommy book.").
	___	___	Points to pictures in a book when named.	___	___	Uses many different consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
2-3 Years	Yes	No		Yes	No
	___	___	Understands differences in meaning ("go-stop," "in-on," "big-little," "up-down").	___	___	Has a word for almost everything.
	___	___	Follows two requests ("Get the book and put it on the table.")	___	___	Uses 2-3 words 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.
3-4 Years	Yes	No		Yes	No
	___	___	Hears you when you call from another room.	___	___	Talks about activities at school or at friends' homes.
	___	___	Hears television or radio at the same loudness level as other family members.	___	___	People outside family usually understand child's speech.
	___	___	Answers simple "who?," "what?," "where?," "why?" questions.	___	___	Uses a lot of sentences that have 4 or more words.
				___	___	Usually talks easily without repeating syllables or words.
4-5 Years	Yes	No		Yes	No
	___	___	Pays attention to a short story and answers simple questions about it.	___	___	Voice sounds clear like other children's.
	___	___	Hears and understands most of what is said at home and in school.	___	___	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, j, ch, sh, th.
				___	___	Uses the same grammar as the rest of the family.
Instructions: Read each statment for your child's age group and check yes or no. Every child is unique and has an individual rate of development. This chart represents, on the average, the age by which most children will accomplish the listed skills. Children typically do not master all items in a category until they reach the upper age in each age range. Just because your child has not accomplished one skill within an age range does not mean the child has a disorder. However, if you have answered "no" to the majority of items in an age range, seek the advice of an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist or audiologist. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. How does your child hear and talk [Brochure]. Rockville, MD: Author. (c) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Used With Permission.

Is My Child A Late Talker?

How Does Your Child Hear and Talk?