Normal Children Age - Language Level
Age language level
1. 2-3 months
Cries differently in different circumstances; coos in response to you
2. 3-4 months
Babbles randomly
3. 5-6 months
Babbles rhythmically
4. 6-11 months
Babbles in imitation of real speech, with expression
5. 12 months
Says 1-2 words; recognizes name; imitates familiar sounds; understands simple instructions
6. 18 months
Uses 5-20 words, including names
7. Between 1 and 2 years
Says 2-word sentences; vocabulary is growing; waves goodbye; makes “sounds” of familiar animals; uses words (like “more”) to make wants known; understands “no”
8. Between 2 and 3 years
Identifies body parts; calls self “me” instead of name; combines nouns and verbs; has a 450 word vocabulary; uses short sentences; matches 3-4 colors, knows big and little; likes to hear same story repeated; forms some plurals
9. Between 3 and 4 years
Can tell a story; sentence length of 4-5 words; vocabulary of about 1000 words; knows last name, name of street, several nursery rhymes
10. Between 4 and 5 years
Sentence length of 4-5 words; uses past tense; vocabulary of about 1500 words; identifies colors, shapes; asks many questions like “why?” and “who?”
11. Between 5 and 6 years
Sentence length of 5-6 words; vocabulary of about 2000 words; can tell you what objects are made of; knows spatial relations (like “on top” and “far”); knows address; understands same and different; identifies a penny, nickel and dime; counts ten things; knows right and left hand; uses all types of sentences.