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Pre-Linguistic Stage 0-12 months:
Babies use this stage to learn how to communicate with their caregivers and begin pointing out objects or showing their caregivers objects. -
6 Months
Babies are able to create short sounds
e. g. ba-ba (bottle), ma-ma (mom), or da-da (dad). -
Linguistic Stage Ages 1-8
Children start using words. As they grow they begin to put words together to form sentences. -
Age 1:
A child will use gestures to ask for things
e.g. they may say ba ba and point to a bottle. -
Age 2:
A child start's using negatives
e.g. There no drink -
Age 3:
A child imitates adult speech patterns and is able to produce four or more word sentences.
e.g. I saw a monster -
Age 4:
A child's sentence is much longer and more complex.
e.g. I like horses they run fast -
Age 5:
Sentences are structured.
e.g. mom can I have a cookie? -
Age 6:
A child can use pronouns correctly and comprehends opposites.
e.g. Ray is mean, he is not being nice. -
Age 7:
A child is aware of mistakes with other people's speech.
e.g. Adult: I ain't going
Child: Mom ain't is not a word. -
Age 8:
A child is able to carry on meaningful conversations with adults.
e.g. Mom will you help me with my homework, I am having difficulties understanding it. -
Age 9:
A child is able to use expressive language. They are also able to use language effectively for different purposes or situations. -
School-Age and Adolescent Language
Language development slows and begins to stabilize. -
Age 10:
A child can use more figurative language in conversations. -
Age 11:
A child uses longer sentences and can change topics in conversations. -
Age 12:
A child shows some understanding to idioms. -
Age 13:
A child understands and uses slang terms with friends, and they also know that they talk differently to friends than to teachers. -
Age 14:
Teenagers know when they don't comprehend certain things. -
Age 15:
Teeanagers are able to follow complicated instructions. -
Age 16:
Teenagers can easily swap between classroom talk and breaktime talk. -
Age 17:
Teenagers are able to tell long and complicated stories. -
Age 18:
By the time a teenager reaches the age of 18, they are able to explain reasoning for their actions and are able to make their own decisions.
