SPEECH/LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:
1 - 2 YEARS
Children develop at their own rate. Your child might not have all skills until the end of the age range.
HEARING/COMPREHENSION:
12 - 17 MONTHS
Points to a few body parts when you ask.
Follows 1-part directions, like "Roll the ball" or "Kiss the baby."
Responds to simple questions, like “Who’s that?” or “Where’s your shoe?”
Listens to simple stories, songs, and rhymes.
Points to pictures in a book when you name them.
TALKING:
12 - 17 MONTHS
Answers simple questions nonverbally
Says 2 to 3 words to label a person or object (pronunciation may not be clear)
Tries to imitate simple words
Vocabulary of four to 6 words
HEARING/COMPREHENSION:
18 - 24 MONTHS
Points to a few body parts when you ask.
Follows 1-part directions, like "Roll the ball" or "Kiss the baby."
Responds to simple questions, like “Who’s that?” or “Where’s your shoe?”
Listens to simple stories, songs, and rhymes.
Points to pictures in a book when you name them.
TALKING:
18 - 24 MONTHS
Vocabulary of 50 words, pronunciation is often unclear
Asks for common foods by name
Makes animal sounds, such as "moo"
Starting to combine words, such as "more milk"
Begins to use pronouns, such as "mine"
Uses 2-word phrases