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Speech, Language and Social Skills Quiz Print E-mail

Does your child?

Does your 6 month old:

Imitate some sounds like coughing & raspberries? Yes No
Startle in response to loud noises? Yes No
Turn towards you when you speak? Yes No
Reach for, hold and put toy in mouth? Yes No
Smile & laugh in response to your smiles and laughs? Yes No
 

Does your 9 month old:

Respond to his or her name? Yes No
Babble sounds like mamama, bababa? Yes No
Play social games with you, like Peek-a-boo? Yes No
Understand “no”? Yes No
Use sounds or gestures to let you know what they want (e.g., reaches out to be picked up)? Yes No
 

Does your 12 month old:

Use 3-5 words such as mama, dada, baba (for bottle) and ba (for ball)? Yes No
Follow simple instructions such as “sit down” or “come here”? Yes No
Bring toys to show or play with you? Yes No
Imitate or use gestures (e.g., arms up for “up”, waves “hi” or “bye”)? Yes No
Make many different sounds together as though talking such as abada baduh abee? Yes No
 

Does your 18 month old:

Use 20 or more words? Yes No
Understand more words that he/she can say? Yes No
Use pretend play with toys (e.g., “give teddy a drink”, “use a block as a car”)? Yes No
Follow simple instructions without you pointing (e.g., “give me the diaper”)? Yes No
Respond to simple questions with words or gestures (e.g., “where’s teddy?”)? Yes No
 

Does your 24 month old:

Use 100 or more words? Yes No
Use 2-word combinations most of the time? Yes No
Use pronouns (e.g., mine, my, me, you)? Yes No
Follow 2-step directions (e.g., “get your cup and give it to daddy”)? Yes No
Speak clearly enough to be understood 50-60% of the time? Yes No
 

Does your 30 month old:

Use 3 or more word sentences (e.g., “More cookies mommy”, “Baby go sleep now”)? Yes No
Answer questions (e.g., “Where is the bird?”, “What is mommy doing?”)? Yes No
Understand concepts such as big/little, on/off? Yes No
Refer to self with I? Yes No
Like to be around other children? Yes No
 

Does your 3 year old:

Use 4 to 5 word sentences? Yes No
Ask and understand who, where and why questions? Yes No
Talk about things that happened in the past (e.g., trip to grandparent's house, day at childcare)? Yes No
Speak clearly enough to be understood by people outside the family to understand most of the time? Yes No
Use pretend play to act out multi-step routines (e.g., pretending to cook a meal, putting the baby to bed)? Yes No
 

Does your 4 year old:

Tell a story that’s easy to follow with a beginning, middle and end? Yes No
Follow three step directions (e.g. “get some paper, draw a picture and give it to Mommy.”)? Yes No
Speak clearly enough to be understood by people outside the family to understand most of the time? Yes No
Use long sentences with adult-like grammar? Yes No
Rhyme words? Yes No
 
 
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