Developmental Milestones - Language

Question 1

Expected speech at 3 months

Answer 1

Cooing noises

Question 2

Expected speech at 6 months

Answer 2

Makes noises with consonants e.g. g, b and d “mama, dada”

Question 3

Expected speech at 9 months

Answer 3

Babbling - sounds like talking but no recognisable words

Question 4

Expected speech at 12 months

Answer 4

Says single words in context e.g. Hi

Question 5

Expected speech at 18 months

Answer 5

Says around 5-10 different words

Question 6

Expected speech at 2 years

Answer 6

Combines 2 words. Has about 50+ words in vocabulary

Question 7

Expected speech at 2.5 years

Answer 7

Combines 3-4 words

Question 8

Expected speech at 3 years

Answer 8

Using basic sentences

Question 9

Expected speech at 4 years

Answer 9

Tells stories, can follow instructions