SPEECH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT CHART

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9 - 12 Months	12 - 18 Months (1 – 1 ½ Years)	18 - 24 Months ( 1 ½ - 2 years)	24 - 30 Months ( 2 – 2 ½ Years)	30 - 36 Months (2 ½ - 3 years)	36 - 42 Months (3 – 3 ½ Years)
Begins to relate names of objects Articulates most speech sounds	Uses greetings (hi/bye) Uses single words 3 – 20 words Points to wanted objects Points to an object when named Uses sentence-like intonation (jargon) Responds vocally to "wh" questions Imitates some words	Understands approx. 300 words Says 50 words Combines words to make 2-word sentences Names familiar objects Uses commands and reactions "more" "mine" "owee" Responds to yes/no questions with head gestures Mean length of sentence (MLS) = 1.8	Understands approx. 500 words Follows simple directions Follows a series of related commands Says 200 words Uses some regular plurals Answers "what" & "where" questions MLS = 3.1	Understands approx. 900 words Knows 3^rd personal pronouns (he/she) Says 500 words including "please" "thank-you" Articulates p m w n h Uses pronouns "I", "me" , "you" and "mine" Asks simple "what?" & "where?" MLS = 3.4	Understands approx. 1200 words Responds to 2 unrelated commands Knows "in front" "behind" Says 800 words Begins to ask varied questions MLS = 4.3





42 - 48 Months ( 3 ½ - 4 years)	48 - 54 Months (4 – 4 ½ Years)	54 - 60 Months ( 4 ½ - 5 years)	60 - 72 Months (5 – 5 ½ Years)	72 - 84 Months (6 – 6 ½ Years)
Understands approx. 1500 – 2000 words Says 1000 words Articulates b d k g f y MLS = 4.4	Understands approx. 2000-2500 words Says 1500 words Understands spatial concepts Uses possessives Uses irregular plurals MLS = 4.6	Understands approx. 2500-2800 words Says 2000 approx. words Uses complete sentences Misarticulates few blends MLS = 5.7	Understands approx. 13,000 words Understands time concepts Uses pronouns consistently MLS = 6.6	Is aware of others’ mistakes!! MLS = 7.3