Advantage Speech & Language Services

18 Months

Understands & responds to “in” and “on”.  Uses words such as “more” & “up” appropriately.  Combines words to make sentences like “All gone” or “Want juice”.

24 Months

Understands simple questions and commands like “Where are your shoes?” and “Lie down”.  Can name pictures in books.  Can identify body parts on a doll.

36 Months

Can match primary colors.  Uses plurals, past tense, prepositions, and pronouns.  Knows and can tell full name, address, and several nursery rhymes.

      48 
  Months

Points to and can name primary colors and basic shapes.  Uses contractions.  Contrasts bigger-smaller.  Understands “next week”.

24 Months

36 Months

48 Months

That dog.

That’s dog.

That’s a big dog.

Mary eat.

Mary eating.

Mary is eating lunch.

Where book?

Where book is?

Where’s my Elmo book?

12 Months

  Two words OTHER THAN “mama” &“dada”

16 Months

  Five words NOT INCLUDING “mama” & “dada”

18 Months

  Ten definite words in vocabulary

24 Months

  At least 300 words in speaking vocabulary

30 Months

  Vocabulary of 450 words

36 Months

  Vocabulary nears 1000 words

48 Months

  Vocabulary of 1500 words

60 Months

  Vocabulary of 2200 words