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Developmental Milestones - How does your child hear and talk?
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association sets forth these milestones.
For more information, please visit http://www.asha.org
Hearing and Understanding
Birth to 3 Months
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Startles to loud sounds
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Quiets or smiles when spoken to
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Seems to recognize your voice and quiets if crying
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Increases or decreases sucking behavior in
response to sound
4 to 6 Months
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Moves eyes in direction of sounds
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Responds to changes in tone of your voice
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Notices toys that make sounds
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Pays attention to music
7 Months to 1 Year
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Enjoys games like peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake
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Turns and looks in direction of sounds
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Listens when spoken to
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Recognizes words for common items like “cup”,
“shoe”, “book”, or “juice”
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Begins to respond to requests (e.g. “Come
here” or “Want more?”)
Talking
Birth to 3 Months
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Makes pleasure sounds (cooing, gooing)
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Cries differently for different needs
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Smiles when sees you
4 to 6 Months
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Babbling sounds more speech-like with many different
sounds, including p, b and m
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Chuckles and laughs
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Vocalizes excitement and displeasure
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Makes gurgling sounds when left alone and when
playing with you
7 Months to 1 Year
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Babbling has both long and short groups of sounds
such as “tata upup bibibibi”
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Uses speech or noncrying sounds to get and keep
attention
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Uses gestures to communication (waving, holding arms
to be picked up)
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Imitates different speech sounds
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Has one or two words (hi, dog, dada, mama) around
first birthday, although sounds may not be clear
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Trinity Speech Language and Learning Center
474 Tarrant Road
Gardendale, AL 35071
Phone:
205-608-2999
Fax:
205-423-5005
Email:
info@trinityspeech.com
