Birth to 4 months to 7 months to 10 months to

3 Months 6 months 9 months 12 months

Make pleasure sounds Language begins to Babbling will First word (with
C (cooing noise) emerge starts to change continue meaning)
o pitch and rate of typically
m sounds emerges
m Cries to get needs met Starting single Jargon begins (social Shake head for no
u syllables communication & wave bye
ni without true words)
c Smiles when spoken Cry to communicate Two syllable sounds Tries to copy adult
at to emerging (Mama- speech
io dada)
n Recognize voices of May use Ga or goo Do not associate Starting to play
D familiar individuals these words with finding games
e meaning yet
v Making vowel sounds Using syllable such Adding syllable More back vowel,
(a,eh,o) as /n/, /k/, /g/, /p/,/ /b/ /p/, /t/, /n/, /k/, central vowel and
b/, /m/ /m/, /g/ consonants

H Startles to sounds Move eyes to look Listens when spoken Recognized familiar
e where sound came to words to common
ar from items
in Quiets when spoken Understands changes Looks and turns in Begins to respond to
g to in voice tone the direction of request
D noise
e Increases sucking rate Notices auditory toys Begins to respond to Respond physically
v when sound present request to musical tunes
el

http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2011/06/
speech-language-pathology-topics-vowels.html

Colleen Douglas 2017 adapted

from First Years
http://firstyears.org/miles/chart.ht
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