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Early Speech and Language Development Chart Name Date of birth
|Stage and age |Attention and listening |Understanding of language |Speech Sounds And Talk |Social skills and use of language |
| 0-11 months |Turns towards a familiar sound |Recognises parent’s voice |Communicates in a variety of ways - gurgling, |Reaches out and points |
|The Early Communicator|Startled by loud sounds |Understands frequently used words such as “all gone”, |crying, babbling |Makes vocal sounds to get attention |
| |Watches face when someone talks |“no”,” bye-bye” |Plays with speech sounds (bababa) > 10 |Tries to copy adult speech and lip movement |
| | |Stops and looks when hears own | |Takes turns in conversations using babble |
| | |name | |Senses different emotions in carers voice and responds |
| | | | |differently (quietening, laughing, smiling etc) > 12 |
|8-20 months |Locates source of voice with accuracy |Gives named objects to adult (book,apple,car) |Babbling in strings of connected but different sounds|Uses gestures such as waving and pointing with eye gaze to|
|First Word User |Pays attention to dominant stimulus |Understands simple instructions (“kiss Mummy”, “where’s|ba-ba-no-no-go-go |make requests and share interests |
| |Enjoys music and singing |your nose”, “stop”) |Reaches out or points to objects while making speech |Plays alone but likes to be near familiar adult |
| |Concentrates intently on an object or activity of |Recognises and points to objects, or pictures in books |sounds |Responds to words and interactive rhymes such as “clap |
| |own choosing, for increasing periods of time. > 20|if asked > 18 |Uses around 10 single words although they may not be |hands” |
| | | |clear > 20 |Uses simple pretend play e.g. feeding teddy > 20 |
|16-27 months |Responds to an adult talking and briefly shifts |Understands 200-500 single words |Uses up to 50 words |Pretend play developing with toys (feeding a doll or |
|Combiner |attention from something they are doing to the |Understands simple instructions, containing 2 key words|Begins to combine two or three simple words > 36 |talking on telephone) |
| |speaker |without clues |Begins to ask simple questions (“where’s my drink?”) |Follow adult body language including pointing, gesture and|
| |Recognises and responds appropriately to many |> 24 |Can be understood by familiar adult > 36 |facial expression |
| |familiar sounds e.g. a knock on the door | | | |
|22-36 months |Listens with interest to the noises adults make |Understands who, what, where questions (but not why) |Uses a wide range of words including descriptive |Can take several turns in a conversation but jumps from |
|Early sentence user |when they read stories |Identifies action words by pointing to the right |language, time, space and function/action |topic to topic |
| |Single channeled attention, can shift to a |picture e.g. “who’s jumping” |Links 4-5 words together |Expresses emotion to adults and peers using words not just|
| |different task if attention is first gained by |Demonstrates understanding of the language linked to |Able to use pronouns (me, him, she) |actions |
| |adult > 36 |early concepts including ‘in/on/under’, ‘big/little’ > |Able to use prepositions (in on under) |Has some favorite stories, songs and rhymes |
| | |36 |Starting to use word endings (‘ing’, ‘s’) |Uses language to share ideas and experiences |
| | | |Can be mostly understood by strangers |Interested in others play and will join |
| | | |> 48 |in > 36 |
|30-50 months |Enjoys listening to stories |Understands use of objects (“what do we use to cut |Uses talk to connect ideas and explain what is |Understands turn-taking as well as sharing with adults and|
|Later sentence user |Can shift attention between listening to others |things?) |happening |peers |
| |and doing own activity without adult prompt. |Shows understanding of prepositions (behind, in front) |Asks lots of why questions |Initiates conversations |
| |Anticipates and joins in with familiar actions and|Aware of time in terms of today, yesterday, tomorrow |Can retell a simple past event in correct order |Enjoys playing with peers |
| |phrases in rhymes and stories | |Using more complex sentences > 48 |Able to argue with adults or peers if they disagree – uses|
| | | | |words not just actions |
|40 -60 months |Sustains attentive listening, responding to what |Able to follow a simple story without pictures |Easily understood by adults and peers |Chooses own friends |
|Skilled Communicator |they have heard with comments, questions or |Understands questions containing sequencing words (what|Mostly uses well formed sentences |Generally co operative with playmates |
| |actions |did you do after tea?) > 60 |Uses complex linking words appropriately, (‘and’, |Able to plan construction and make believe play activities|
| |Maintains attention, concentrates and sits quietly|Understands and enjoys rhyme |then’, because’ ) |Takes longer turns in conversations |
| |when appropriate |Laughs at simple jokes | |Maintains theme/topic of conversation |
| |Two channeled attention- can listen and do at the |Understands adjectives (soft, hard etc) | |Uses language to organise sequence and clarify thinking |
| |same time |Demonstrates understanding of how and why questions by | |Introduces a storyline to their play |
| | |giving explanations | | |
| | |> 72 | | |
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