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At what age should a child start to respond to their name?
At what age should a child start to respond to their name?
A child at 24 to 30 months should understand basic concepts like 'little' and 'big'.
A child at 24 to 30 months should understand basic concepts like 'little' and 'big'.
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Name one expressive language milestone for children aged 12 to 18 months.
Name one expressive language milestone for children aged 12 to 18 months.
Uses 2-3 words spontaneously
At 18 to 24 months, a child should have a vocabulary of at least ______ words.
At 18 to 24 months, a child should have a vocabulary of at least ______ words.
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Match the age range with its corresponding receptive language milestone:
Match the age range with its corresponding receptive language milestone:
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What is a typical expressive language behavior for a child aged 6 to 9 months?
What is a typical expressive language behavior for a child aged 6 to 9 months?
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A child aged 30 to 36 months should be understandable 50% of the time to unfamiliar people.
A child aged 30 to 36 months should be understandable 50% of the time to unfamiliar people.
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What sound milestone should a child achieve by 3 months?
What sound milestone should a child achieve by 3 months?
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Study Notes
Speech/Language Development Milestones (Birth to 3)
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Birth to 3 Months:
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Receptive Language: Quiets to familiar voices, wakes to loud sounds.
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Expressive Language: Makes small, throaty noises.
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3 to 6 Months:
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Receptive Language: Responds to pleasant voices with cooing, watches speaker's face, turns head to sounds.
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Expressive Language: Laughs, cries differently for needs (hunger, discomfort), produces vowel sounds.
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6 to 9 Months:
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Receptive Language: Responds to soft speech, stops actions with "no", turns towards sounds/voices, notices routine words with gestures.
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Expressive Language: Babbles (CV sounds), variety of rising/falling sounds, makes raspberry sounds.
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9 to 12 Months:
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Receptive Language: Follows simple directions with gestures, responds to name, turns/locates sounds.
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Expressive Language: Vocalizes to get attention, imitates sounds, several consonant sounds in various pitches.
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12 to 18 Months:
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Receptive Language: Identifies familiar people/things/pets, follows simple directions without gestures, enjoys music.
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Expressive Language: Uses 2-3 words spontaneously, imitates simple words, babbles to sound like speech, points to request/draw attention.
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18 to 24 Months:
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Receptive Language: Points to 2+ body parts, identifies pictures of 5+ common objects.
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Expressive Language: Vocabulary of 20+ words, uses jargon with words, says "no-no" in response to commands.
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24 to 30 Months:
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Receptive Language: Responds to 2-part commands, listens to simple stories, understands "yours," "mine," "my."
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Expressive Language: Makes simple sentences (2+ words), vocabulary of 50+ words, 50% of speech understood by unfamiliar people, understands words like "yours", "mine".
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30 to 36 Months:
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Receptive Language: Answers "what" and "who" questions, identifies objects by use (e.g., "show me what you sit on"), follows simple conversations, understands basic concepts (little, big, in, on).
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Expressive Language: Uses 2-3 word sentences, asks "what" and "where" questions, uses plural and some verb tenses, 50-75% of speech understandable by unfamiliar people.
Vocabulary Milestones
- 1 Year: 1 word
- 18 Months: 10-15 words
- 2 Years: 50+ words, emerging 2-word phrases
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Description
Explore the critical milestones in speech and language development from birth to age three. This quiz covers receptive and expressive language skills, providing insights into developmental benchmarks for infants and toddlers. Understand what to expect during these formative months.
