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9-12 Months
3-4 Years
12-18 Months
4-5 Years
18-24 Months
5-6 Years
2-2.5 Years
6-7 Years
2.5-3 Years

18-24 Months Old
​Normal Developmental Milestones

Receptive Language 

  • Comprehends approximately 300 words
  • Comprehends simple questions
  • Follows simple two-step commands
  • Listens and points to pictures
  • Listens to simple stories – especially likes ones heard before
  • Points to five body parts on self or doll
  • Responds approximately to yes/no questions (head shake)
  • Object permanence fully acquired (knows something is there even when they cannot see it)
  • Discriminates food from other objects (unwraps candy before eating it)
  • Imitates only events that are present to the senses, not those from past experiences

Expressive Language

  • Uses approximately 50 recognizable words
  • Uses simple phrases (i.e. "more juice")
  • Uses names of most familiar objects
  • Produces animal sounds or uses its name
  • Verbalizes toilet needs – may verbalize before, during or after act (closer to 2 years)
  • Identifies and names five or more pictures
  • Says own name on request – refers to self with full name
  • Verbalizes “no”
  • Verbalizes immediate experiences
  • Combines 2 words into phrases (~2 years) in noun Verb or noun+adjective form

Articulation/Verbal Output

  • Words increase in frequency, jargon almost gone by 2 years
  • Asks questions by raising intonation at end of phrase
  • ​Able to produce all vowels
  • Improvement in intelligibility – approximately 65% intelligible
  • Appearance of words produced with consonant – vowel – consonant structure (hot)

​Pragmatic/Social Language

  • Names objects in front of others
  • Says “what’s that” to elicit attention
  • Begins to express commands, indicate possession and express problems
  • Much verbal turn-taking
  • Imitates others, especially adults and older children
  • Shows more and more independence
  • Shows defiance, such as doing what he/she was told not to do

Play Skills

  • Parallel play begins - Plays briefly beside other children, and gets excited when with other children -but not with them
  • Talks to self as he/she plays
  • Begins pretend play 
  • Little social give-and-take – little interest in what others say or do buy hugs, pushes, pulls, snatches, grabs, defends rights by pulling hair or kicking
  • Does not ask for help; likes rapid shifts of attention
  • Transports blocks in a wagon rather that just building
  • Relates action to object or another person – washes, feeds combs doll in addition to self
  • Begins to play with other children, as in chasing one another

Oral Motor

  • Able to feed self using a spoon by scooping 
  • ​Eats tougher solids

Grammar

  • Begins to use some verbs and adjectives
  • Follows directions using one or two spatial concepts (in/on)
  • Negation used in form of “no” (no bed)
  • Possessive emerging (daddy car)
  • Refers to self with pronoun and name (me Tommy)
  • 33% utterances are nouns

Literacy

  • Names familiar pictures (nouns)
  • Pretend to read by making up stories and turning the pages
  • Points to pictures in a book
  • Listen to 2-4 minute stories
  • Recites words to favorite books
  • Recognize covers of favorite books

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I’ve had such a wonderful experience with Cove Speech Language And Feeding Therapy. They helped my son go from not wanting to put any solid foods even close to his mouth, to trying all sorts of new foods in just a few months. The therapists worked with him on his sensory issues, on self-feeding, and on learning to chew. They were patient and friendly, and through play, made it a very enjoyable experience for my son. I highly recommend this practice to anyone who needs speech and/or feeding therapy. I will never forget how much they helped my son and I am forever grateful to them." -Sheena R.

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  • 516-669-0434
  • Our Services
    • Social Language
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    • Speaking & Verbal Expression >
      • Articulation
      • Late Talker Early Intervention Long Island
      • AAC
    • Reading and Literacy
  • About Us
    • Insurance and Payment For Speech Therapy
  • Shop
  • FAQ, Normal Development, and Red Flags
    • Normal Developmental Milestones >
      • 9-12 Months Old
      • 12-18 Months Old
      • 18-24 Months Old
      • 2-2.5 Years Old
      • 2.5-3 Years Old
      • 3-4 Years Old
      • 4-5 Years Old
      • 5-6 Years Old
      • 6-7 Years Old
    • Red Flags
    • What Causes Speech and Language Delay?
    • What is 'Normal' Speech and Language Development?
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    • How To Use Toys For Language Development 0-3
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