Hearing & Understanding

Question 1

Startles to loud sounds (startle reflex)

Answer 1

0 - 3 months

Question 2

Quiets or smiles (soothed) by soft sounds

Answer 2

0 - 3 months

Question 3

Seems to recognize your voice / quiets if crying

Answer 3

0 - 3 months

Question 4

Turns head when you speak

Answer 4

Around 3 months

Question 5

Moves eyes in the direction of sounds

Answer 5

4 - 6 months

Question 6

Responds appropriately to changes in tone of voice

Answer 6

4 - 6 months

Question 7

Notices toys that make sounds

Answer 7

4 - 6 months

Question 8

Pays attention to music

Answer 8

4 - 6 months

Question 9

Responds to his/her name

Answer 9

By 6 months

Question 10

Responds to human voices w/out visual cues by turning his/her head and eyes

Answer 10

By 6 months

Question 11

Turns and looks in the direction of sounds

Answer 11

7 months - 1 year

Question 12

Looks when you point

Answer 12

7 months - 1 year

Question 13

Turns when you call his/her name

Answer 13

7 months - 1 year

Question 14

Understands words for common items and people - words like “cup, truck, juice, and daddy.”

Answer 14

7 months - 1 year

Question 15

Starts to respond to simple words & phrases, like “No,” “Come here,” and “Want more?”

Answer 15

7 months - 1 year

Question 16

Plays games with you like peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake

Answer 16

7 months - 1 year

Question 17

Listens to songs and stories for a short time

Answer 17

7 months - 1 year

Question 18

Understands simple instructions, especially if given vocal or physical cues

Answer 18

7 months - 1 year

Question 19

Is aware of the social value of speech

Answer 19

7 months - 1 year

Question 20

Points to a few body parts when you ask

Answer 20

1 - 2 years

Question 21

Follows 1-part directions, like “Roll the ball” or “Kiss the baby.”

Answer 21

1 - 2 years

Question 22

Responds to simple questions, like “Who’s that?” or “Where’s your shoe?”

Answer 22

1 - 2 years

Question 23

Listens to simple stories, songs, and rhymes

Answer 23

1 - 2 years

Question 24

Points to pictures in a book when you name them

Answer 24

1 - 2 years [Points to named pictures 12-18 months: Cognition; pats pictures in books 1 year: Physical Motor]

Question 25

Able to follow simple commands

Answer 25

By 18 months

Question 26

Responds to such commands as "show me your eyes, nose, mouth, hair"

Answer 26

By 24 months

Question 27

Understands opposites, like go-stop, big-little, and up-down

Answer 27

2 - 3 years

Question 28

Follows 2-part directions, like "Get the spoon and put it on the table"

Answer 28

2 - 3 years

Question 29

Understands new words quickly

Answer 29

2 - 3 years

Question 30

Knows chief parts of the body and should be able to indicate these if unable to name them

Answer 30

By 36 months

Question 31

Understands most simple questions related to his/her environment and activities

Answer 31

By 36 months

Question 32

Relates his/her experiences so that they can be followed with reason

Answer 32

By 36 months

Question 33

Able to reason out questions as "what must you do when you are sleepy, hungry, cold, or thirsty?"

Answer 33

By 36 months

Question 34

Responds when you call from another room

Answer 34

3 - 4 years

Question 35

Understands words for some colors, like "red", "blue," and "green"

Answer 35

3 - 4 years

Question 36

Understands words for some shapes, like "circle" and "square"

Answer 36

3 - 4 years

Question 37

Understands words for family, like "brother," "grandmother," and "aunt"

Answer 37

3 - 4 years

Question 38

Understands words for order, like "first", "next," and "last"

Answer 38

4 - 5 years

Question 39

Understands words for time, like "yesterday," "today," and "tomorrow"

Answer 39

4 - 5 years

Question 40

Follows longer directions like "put your pajamas on, brush your teeth, and the pick out a book"

Answer 40

4 - 5 years

Question 41

Follows classroom directions, like "Draw a circle on your paper around something you eat."

Answer 41

4 - 5 years

Question 42

Hears and understands most of what she/he hears at home and in school

Answer 42

4 - 5 years