| 1 Month |
Responds to voice |
| 2 Months |
Eyes follow movement |
| 3 Months |
Coos in response to pleasant voice |
| 4 Months |
Turns head toward source of sound |
| 5 Months |
Responds to own name |
| 6 Months |
Appears to recognize words like daddy, bye-bye, and mama |
| 7 Months |
Shows interest in sounds of objects |
| 8 Months |
Recognizes the names, of some common objects |
| 9 Months |
Follows simple directions ("Find the ball." "Give me the ball.") |
| 10 Months |
Understands no and stop |
| 11 Months |
Appears to understand simple questions ("Where is the ball?") |
| 12 Months |
Understands some new words each week. Identifies pictures in a book Identifies a few body parts Identifies some common objects |
| 13-18 Months |
Recognizes names of objects, people, pets, and action verbs |
| 19-24 Months |
Recognizes many common objects and pictures when named Understands possession ("Where's mama's shoe?") Follows many simple directions |
| 25-30 Months |
Understands the use of objects Understands prepositions (in, on, off, out of, up, down) Understands simple questions Understands pronouns (I, me, my, mine) |
| 31-36 Months |
Listens to simple stories
Follows a two-part direction Understands taking turns |
