Between the ages of 6 months to 1 year a child should:
- Copy sounds and movements made by parents/caregivers
- Respond to their name, understand what "no" means
- Make vowel sounds like "aaah-aaah" or "bbbb", "dada", "gaga"
- Drink from a cup and begin to eat soft food solid to solid food with assistance
How can speech and language delays cause difficulties in the classroom? |
A child with speech and language delays may have the following difficulties:
- Learning the relationship between letters & sounds & discriminating between sounds
- Spelling, forming letters and words on paper
- Organizing thoughts on paper, following oral directions, fluent oral reading
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Between the ages of 1 year to 2 years a child should:
- Say 15-50 words and use new words monthly
- Say two word sentences lik "my juice" or "mommy go"
- Copy animal sounds, name and point to at least 5 body parts
By the age of 3 a child should:
- Be understood by family and/or caregivers
- Correctly produce vowels and speech sounds including /p/, /b/, /m/, and /w/ in words
- Repeat when not understood without tantruming
By the Age of 4 a child should:
- Be understood by individuals with whom they associate regularly
- Correctly produce the /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/, /f/ sounds in words
- Be asked to repeat without becoming frustrated
By the age of 5 a child should:
- Be understood in all situations by most listeners
- Correctly produce most speech sounds including /s/, /z/, /v/, /th/, /j/, /ch/, /sh/, /r/, /l/
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