Speech Developement

Age	What to look for:	See MD if:
3 Months	Baby listens to your voice. He coos and gurgles and tries to make the same sounds you make	If your 3 month old does not listen to your voice.
8 Months	Baby plays with sounds. Some of these sounds like words, such as "baba" or "dada". Baby smiles on hearing a happy voice, and cries or looks unhappy on hearing an angry voice.	If your baby is not making different sounds.
10 Months	Baby understands simple words. She stops to look at you if you say "No-no". If someone asks "where's Mommy?" Baby will look for you. Baby will point, cry, or do other things to "tell" you to pick her up, or bring a toy.	I you 10 month old does not look when people talk to him.
12 Months	Fist words! Baby says 1 or 2 words and understands 25 words or more. Baby will give you a toy if you ask for it. Even without words, baby can ask you for something by pointing, reaching for it, or looking at it and babbling.	If your 1 year old is not pointing at favorite toys or things he wants.
18 Months	Most children can sat "thank you" and at least 10 other words, and can follow simple directions like "bring me the shoe".	If your 18 month old cannot say more than 5 words.
24 Months	Your child can put 2 words together in a semi sentence, such as "go byebye" or "where's Daddy?". He can copy several words you say. She understands directions such as "in", "on", or "at".	If your 2 year old cannot say 50 words and does not put 2 words together.

Age	Hearing Milestones	Speech-language Milestones
Birth-3 months	Startles to loud sounds, quiets when spoken to.	Make pleasure sounds (cooing), smiles when sees you.
4-6 months	Moves eyes in direction to sounds, notices toys that make sounds, pays attention to music.	Babbling more speech-like sounds (p,b,m), makes gurgling sounds when left alone.
7-12 months	Turns and looks for sounds, recognizes common words (cup, mama)	Uses speech or noncrying sounds to get attention, imitates different speech sounds
12-15 months	Responds to his/her name and "no", follows simple requests.	Babbling increases using lots of vowels and consonants, says first words
15-24 months	Points to a few body parts, Follows simple commands, points to pictures in book	Says more words every month, uses 1-2 word questions, starts to put 2 words together.
2-3 years	Understands differences in meaning, follows two requests.	Has a word for almost everything, uses 2-3 word sentences.