Speech Therapy Nashville » SOUNDS http://speechtherapynashville.com Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:27:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Speech Language Milestones http://speechtherapynashville.com/speech-language-milestones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=speech-language-milestones http://speechtherapynashville.com/speech-language-milestones/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:23:38 +0000 http://speechtherapynashville.com/?p=409 Speech Language Milestones: What Should My Child Be Able To Do?  

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Hearing and Understanding 

Birth – 3 Months
  • Startles at loud sounds
  • Quiets or smiles when spoken to
  • Seems to recognize your voice
 4 – 6 Months
  • Recognizes voices and sounds
  • Looks towards speaker
  • Notices music and toys that make noise
7 Months – 1 Year

  • Peek-a-boo and itsy bitsy spider
  • Responds to own name
  • Turns and looks in direction of sounds
  • Recognizes words for common objects (juice, cup, shoe, book)
  • Understands no consistently
1 – 2 Years

  • Points to a few body parts (eyes, nose)
  • Follows one step commands (Come here, Give Mom a kiss)
2 – 3 Years
  • Understands opposites (go-stop, on-off)
  • Labels items in book or on tv
3 – 4 Years
  • Answers “wh” questions (who, when)
  • Follows 3 step commands
4 – 5 Years

  • Listens and understands most of what is said at home and school

Talking

Birth – 3 Months

  • Cries differently for different needs
  • Smiles when sees you
  • Makes pleasure sounds (cooing)
 4 – 6 Months
  • Makes different sounds (babbling,
    gurgling)
  • Chuckles and laughs
  • Shows pleasure and displeasure
 7 Months – 1 Year
  • Babbling has both long and short sounds
  • May have 1-2 words (hi, dada, mama)
  • Uses gestures to communicate
  • Imitates different speech sounds
 1 – 2 Years
  • Uses 1-2 words
  • Vocabulary of approx XX words
  • Turn taking
  • Experiment with new consonant sounds
 2 – 3 Years
  • Speech is understood by family
  • Asks simple questions (yes/no)
  • Has a vocabulary of 100-200 words
 3 – 4 Years
  • Will talk without repeating syllables
  • Speech is understood outside family
  • Uses 4 or more words to make a sentence
  4 – 5 Years
  • Says most sounds correctly except a few like  s, r, v, z, j, ch, th, sh.
  • Uses appropriate grammar

 

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]]> http://speechtherapynashville.com/speech-language-milestones/feed/ 0 What Sounds Should My Child Be Making? http://speechtherapynashville.com/what-sounds-should-my-child-be-making/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-sounds-should-my-child-be-making http://speechtherapynashville.com/what-sounds-should-my-child-be-making/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:15:01 +0000 http://speechtherapynashville.com/?p=405 It’s very common for parents to be concerned about their child’s language development and specifically wonder, “What sounds should my child be making?” A child’s development of consonants generally follows a sequence that is common among all children.  There is however, variation … Continue reading →

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]]> It’s very common for parents to be concerned about their child’s language development and specifically wonder, “What sounds should my child be making?” A child’s development of consonants generally follows a sequence that is common among all children.  There is however, variation between individual children and the specific age at which they acquire the various sounds.

 -90% of children master the following sounds by the ages listed:

3 years old                      p,m,h,n,w

 4 years old                      b,k,g,d,f,y

 6 years old                      t,ng,r,l

 7 years old                      ch,sh,j,voiceless th (as in “think”)

 8 years old                      s,z,v,zh,voiced th (as in “this”)


What should I do if I think my child is having trouble with his/her sounds? Contact a Speech Language Pathologist to discuss your child’s sound development and possible need for a screening or complete articulation evaluation.

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