Speech, Language, and Social Skills at 1-Year
*engages in peek-a-boo type play
*follows simple 1-step directive i.e. “pick up the toy”
*changes in intonation i.e. use inflection to indicate a question or exclamation.
*speech babble such as ‘mama’, ‘dada’, ‘uh-oh!’
*has 1 or 2 words around 1st birthday
**Note: comprehension should clearly supersede production at this point (i.e. s/he know what ‘toy’ references; but does not use it in speaking vocabulary).
Speech, Language, and Social Skills at 2-Years
*imitates others behaviors
*becomes excited about the presence of other children
*understands simple questions and commands
*identifies body parts
*uses names of things, actions, persons
*repeats words heard in conversation
*asks “what’s this” or “what’s that”
*able to find objects ‘hidden’ during play
*produces phrases of 2-3 words
*has around 200 words in speaking vocabulary
*listens to stories and points to pictures when asked
*names pictures and actions
*can produce: b, d, h, m, n, p
Speech, Language, and Social Skills at 3-Years
*no longer deleting syllables (i.e. ‘jamas’ for ‘pajamas’)
*holds up finger to display his or her age
*can name some colors
*able to follow directions with modifier (“put the truck under the bridge”)
*knows personal info like his/her name, gender, nursery rhymes
*able to tell simple stories to convey meaning/ideas
*uses 3-4 word sentences
*has a speaking vocabulary of over 1,000 words
*can produce m, n, p, f, h, b and w consistently
Speech, Language, and Social Skills at 4-Years
*uses pronouns (I, mine, yours, his, hers, theirs) and the conjunction “and”.
*able to identify shapes
*follows commands that are not related to the ‘here and now’.
*sentence length of 4-5 words
*uses past tense “kicked”
*asks “what” and “why”
*uses m, n, ng, p, f, h, w, y, k, b, d, g, t correctly in speech
*may discuss imaginary conditions “maybe” or “i hope so…”