Skill Progression 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months C. Language Unintelligible Accurately Produces language Names objects Produces two-and Produces to production except for a few imitates some to express refusal; three- word four-word words, mostly words “No” is common phrases; makes phrases or with simple statements sentences (agent vowel sequence (e.g., “More juice” + action + object “Me do”) and asks is the most questions about common, along objects, people or with agent + events (“What action + location) that?”) Uses social Uses commands Produces verbs Produces words Uses negative Modifies nouns in greetings (“Stop it” more than sentences for an object position “Don’t”) gestures nonexistence (no (e.g., Daddy is a cookie), rejection big man.) (no nite-nite) and denial (no break) Protects own Produces two-word Produces Produces things (“Mine”) phrases or possessives telegraphic speech combinations (words imply a (e.g., agent-action whole sentence) [ball roll], [roll ball], agent-object [me ball], action location [ball chair], [my ball])
Skill Progression 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months C. Language production Unintelligible except for a few words, mostly with sequence Accurately imitates some words Produces language to express refusal; “No” is common Names objects Produces two-and three- word phrases; makes simple statements (e.g., “More juice” “Me do”) and asks questions about objects, people or events (“What that?”) Produces to four-word phrases or sentences (agent + action + object is the most common, along with agent + action + location) Uses social greetings Uses commands (“Stop it” “Don’t”) Produces verbs Produces words more than gestures Uses negative sentences for nonexistence (no cookie), rejection (no nite-nite) and denial (no break) Modifies nouns in an object position (e.g., Daddy is a big man.) Protects own things (“Mine”) Produces two-word phrases or telegraphic speech (words imply a whole sentence) Produces combinations (e.g., agent-action [ball roll], [roll ball], agent-object [me ball], action [ball chair], [my ball]) Produces possessives location vowel
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