AAPD Reference Manual 2022-2023

RESOURCES: CHILD SPEECH AND HEARING

Speech and Language Milestones

What should my child be able to do?

Hearing and Understanding

Talking

Birth-3 Months ‡ 6WDUWOHV DW ORXG VRXQGV ‡ 4XLHWV RU VPLOHV ZKHQ \RX WDON ‡ 6HHPV WR UHFRJQL]H \RXU YRLFH 4XLHWV LI FU\LQJ 4-6 Months ‡ 0RYHV KHU H\HV LQ WKH GLUHFWLRQ RI VRXQGV ‡ 5HVSRQGV WR FKDQJHV LQ \RXU WRQH RI YRLFH ‡ 1RWLFHV WR\V WKDW PDNH VRXQGV ‡ 3D\V DWWHQWLRQ WR PXVLF

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One to Two Years ‡ 8VHV D ORW RI QHZ ZRUGV

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Two to Three Years ‡ +DV D ZRUG IRU DOPRVW HYHU\WKLQJ ‡ 7DONV DERXW WKLQJV WKDW DUH QRW LQ WKH URRP

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Reprinted with permission from How does your child hear and talk? (n.d.) Available from the website of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association: “ http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/chart.htm ”. All rights reserved.

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