2716 San Pedro Dr. NE, Suite D
Albuquerque, NM 87110
EMAIL: Laryngenesis@gmail.com
CALL US:
Phone: 505-459-0888
Fax: 505-421-7709

TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT
7 - 12 MONTHS
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Uses speech sounds to get attention
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Listens when spoken to
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Says 1-3 words
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Uses nouns almost exclusively
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Understands simple commands



3 - 4 YEARS
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Speech is 80% intelligible to strangers
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Understands 1200-2000 or more words
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Says 800-1500 or more words
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Understands object function
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Understands differences in meanings (stop-go, in-on, big-little)
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Follows 2-3 step commands
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Asks and answers simple questions (who, what, where, why)
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Uses language to express emotion
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Uses 4-5 words in sentences
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Is conscious of past and future
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Appropriately uses ‘is’, ‘are’, and ‘am’ in sentences
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Uses pronouns (him, her, he, she, they etc.)
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Tells two events in chronological order
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Engages in long conversation



13 - 18 MONTHS
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Says 3-20 words or more
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Produces 2-word phrases
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Follows simple commands
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Produces mostly unintelligible speech
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Combines gestures and vocalizations
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Requests more of desired items



19 - 24 MONTHS
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Uses words more frequently
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Understands 300 or more words
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Says 50-100 or more words
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Starts to combine nouns and verbs
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Begins to use pronouns (I and mine)
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Is 25-50% intelligible to strangers
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Answers “what’s that?” questions
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Enjoys listening to stories
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Knows 5 body parts
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Follows 2-part commands



2 - 3 YEARS
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Speech is 50-70% intelligible to strangers
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Understands 500-900 or more words
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Says 50-250 or more words
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Uses 3-4 word phrases
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Asks 1-2 word questions
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Verbalizes toilet needs
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Requests items by name
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Responds to some yes/no questions
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Follows simple commands and answers simple questions
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Enjoys listening to short stories, songs, and rhymes
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Understands who, whose, and how many
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Understands most things said to him/her
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Uses vowels correctly
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Uses ‘ing,’ possessive ‘s,’ and plural ‘s’



