Looks around when asked “where” questions

Follows simple directions like “give me the ball”

Identifies one or more body parts

Uses gestures when excited like clapping or giving a high five

Point to make requests, comment or gain information

Uses a combination of strings of sounds, syllables, a real words with adult-like inflection

Starts putting two words together-like more juice or go outside

Uses and understands 10-50 words. Speech may not always be clear

Follows simple 2 step directions-get the ball and throw it to me

Uses words like me, my, mine

Uses words to ask for help

Increases word combinations

Tries to gain others attention

Uses some plurals-cats, trucks

Uses -ing verbs like sleeping, eating

Asks “why”

Correctly produces /p, b, t, d, m, n, w, h/

Correctly produces vowel sounds

Speech is becoming more clear but may not be understandable to unfamiliar listeners

Tell a story from a book or video

Understand and use spatial concepts-in, on, under

Use words like a or the when talking

Correctly produces /k, g, f/ and other sounds from 2-3 year range

Says all syllables in a word

By age 4, a child talks smoothly

Children are more intelligible to others but may continue to demonstrate errors with later developing sounds