Communication
Communication Milestones For 12-24 Months

Careful Frank: Communicating Through Emotional Expressions (2-24 Months)
As adults we do this all the time to obtain feedback from the world around us, but it’s fascinating to

Language and Communication: Overview (12-24 Months)
Around their first birthdays, many children say their first words. Within six months or so, many children have a “word

Begins To Imitate Spoken Words (10-14 Months)
At 10 months, some infants will begin to repeat back words they hear, although they may not yet know that

First words are often spoken at this time (12-19 Months)
The remarkable achievement of using words to represent things usually begins around 12 months, but babies can vary by several

What A Chatterbox
Naming objects is the First step If you’ve spent much time around young children, you’ve probably had conversations like this:

Keep Talking: The Importance Of Conversation (12-60 Months)
Talking with an 18-month-old is hard for those who don’t speak toddler language! Some words toddlers say sound just right.

Recognition Of Sounds Of Own Language Complete; May Have Difficulty Discriminating Certain Sounds Of Foreign Languages Later (13-22)
Between 6 and 12 months, babies can literally “hear” the specific sounds of all languages spoken. When compared to adults,

Identifies Names Of Familiar People, Objects, and Body Parts (14-24 Months)
Although there is a tremendous variation in the age that toddlers begin speaking recognizable words, their first few words generally

Can Correctly Identify A Picture With Its Spoken Name (14-25 Months)
Toddlers make visible progress in their comprehension skills early in their second year, demonstrating their growing understanding of language with

Commonly Uses Two-To-Four-Word Sentences (15-25 Months)
At the end of their second year, toddlers begin communicating in two- to four-word sentences. This process begins when children

Typically Has A Vocabulary Of 200 Words (16-24 Months)
Research has shown that children at 2 years can have a vocabulary of around 200 words, although some normal children

A Rapid Increase In Vocabulary Begins Now. Infants Add 10-20 Words Per Day During This Period (18-24 Months)
Sometime around 18 months, most children experience a “word spurt” (or “naming explosion”) that leads to large increases in their

Begins To Use Combinations Of Words In Meaningful Ways (20-26 Months)
Before they reach 20 months of age, many children begin to add single words together when they speak. These early