April 28, 2012

IS MY CHILD SPEECH DELAYED???

Each children develops in his own pace. The following table describes the age by which most children will accomplish various speech-related skills (taken from ASHA website).







Hearing and Understanding
Talking
Birth-3 Months
  • Startles to loud sounds.
  • Quiets or smiles when spoken to.
  • Seems to recognize your voice and quiets if crying.
  • Increases or decreases sucking behavior in response to sound.
Birth-3 Months
  • Makes pleasure sounds?(cooing, gooing).
  • Cries differently for different needs.
  • Smiles when sees you.
4-6 Months
  • Moves eyes in direction of sounds.
  • Responds to changes in tone of your voice.
  • Notices toys that make sounds.
  • Pays attention to music.
4-6 Months
  • Babbling sounds more speech-like with many different sounds, including p, b and m.
  • Vocalizes excitement and displeasure.
  • Makes gurgling sounds when left alone and when playing with you.
7 Months-1 Year
  • Enjoys games like peek-o-boo and pat-a-cake.
  • Turns and looks?in direction of sounds.
  • Listens when spoken to.
  • Recognizes words for common items like "cup", "shoe," "juice."
  • Begins to respond to requests ("Come here," "Want more?").
7 Months-1 Year
  • Babbling has both long and short groups of sounds such as "tata upup bibibibi."
  • Uses speech or non-crying sounds to get and keep attention.
  • Imitates different speech sounds.
  • Has 1 or 2 words (bye-bye, dada, mama) although they may not be clear.
1-2 Years
  • Points to a few body parts when asked.
  • Follows simple commands and understands simple questions ("Roll the ball," "Kiss the baby," "Where's your shoe?").
  • Listens to simple stories, songs, and rhymes.
  • Points to pictures in a book when named.
1-2 Years
  • Says more words every month.
  • Uses some 1-2 word questions ("Where kitty?" "Go bye-bye?" "What's that?").
  • Puts 2 words together ("more cookie," "no juice," "mommy book").
  • Uses many different consonant sounds of the beginning of words.
2-3 Years
  • Understands differences in meaning ("go-stop," "in-on," "big-little," "up-down").
  • Follows two requests ("Get the book and put it on the table.").
2-3 Years
  • Has a word for almost everything.
  • Uses 2-3-word "sentences" to talk about and ask for things.
  • Speech is understood by familiar listeners most of the time.
  • Often asks for or?directs attention to objects by naming them.
3-4 Years
  • Hears you when call from another room.
  • Hears television or radio at the same loudness level as other family members.
  • Understands simple, "who?," "what?," "where?," "why?" questions.
3-4 Years
  • Talks about activities at school or at friends' homes.
  • People outside family usually understand child's speech.
  • Uses a lot of sentences that have 4 or more words.
  • Usually talks easily without repeating syllables or words.
4-5 Years
  • Pays attention to a short story and answers simple questions about it.
  • Hears and understands most of what is said at home and in school.
4-5 years
  • Voice sounds clear like other children's.
  • Uses sentences that give lots of details (e.g. "I like to read my books").
  • Tells stories that stick to topic.
  • Communicates easily with other children and adults.
  • Says most sounds correctly except a few like l, s, r, v, z, ch, sh, th.
  • Uses?the same grammar as the rest of the family.

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