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Average Age by Which Sounds Have Been Acquired

Phonological Processes are patterns of sounds errors, substitutions, or omissions. The following are some of the developmental phonological processes that are typically suppressed by the following ages.

Before age 3

Deletion of Initial Consonants "ouse" for "house"

Deletion of Final Consonants "cu" for "cup"

Syllable Deletion "puter" for "computer"

Before age 4

Fronting "tan" for "can"

Before age 5

Stopping "tun" for "sun"

Consonant Cluster Reduction "top" for "stop"

The above information is an estimate of sound development. Additional factors are considered when determining if your child has a speech disorder. Contact Austin Area Speech and Language at (512)327-2083 for additional information or to schedule a speech and language evaluation.

Milestones of Communication Development

Age	Hearing/Understanding	Expressing
Birth to 3 months	Can be quieted by a familiar, friendly voice Startles, cries or wakes when there is a loud sound	Produces small, throaty noises
3 to 6 months	Enjoys rattles and other sound-making toys Responds to pleasant tones by cooing Stops playing and appears to listen to sounds or speech Watches a speaker's face Begins to turn head toward sounds that are out of sight	Laughs out loud Cries differently for hunger, pain and discomfort Coos- produces an assortment of oohs, aahs and other vowel sounds
6 to 9 months	Responds to soft levels of speech and other sounds Temporarily stops action in response to "no" Turns head directly toward voices and interesting sounds Begins to understand routine words when used with a hand gesture (e.g. bye-bye or up)	Babbles- repeats consonant-vowel combinations such as ba-ba-ba Makes a raspberry sound Makes sounds with rising and falling pitches
9 to 12 months	Follows simple directions presented with gestures (e.g. give it to me, come here) Responds to his/her own name even when spoken quietly Will turn and find sound in any direction	Vocalizes to get attention Imitates sounds Produces a variety of speech sounds (e.g. m,b,d) in several pitches
12 to 18 months	Knows the names of familiar objects, persons and pets Follows routine directions presented without gestural or visual cues (e.g. come here, clap hands) Identifies sounds coming from another room or outside Enjoys music and may try to dance	Uses 2 to 3 words spontaneously Imitates simple words Uses jargon speech (babbling that sounds like real speech) Points to request or draw attention to objects, people and events
18 to 24 months	Points to two or more body parts Identifies five or more pictures of common objects when named	Uses vocabulary of 20+ words Uses jargon speech with some intelligible words Says "no" or "no-no" in response to questions and commands
24 to 30 months	Responds to two-part command (e.g. get the shoe and bring it to me) Listens to simple stories Understands possessive terms (my, mine, yours)	Puts together two or more words to make simple sentences Uses vocabulary of 50+ words 50% of speech can be understood by unfamiliar listeners
30 to 36 months	Answers "what" and "who" questions Identifies objects and pictures by use (e.g. show me what you sit on) Easily follows simple conversation Understands basic concepts (e.g. big, little, in, on)	Consistently uses 2-3 word sentences Asks "what" and "where" questions Uses some plural (e.g. cars) and verb markers (e.g. running) 50-75% of speech can be understood unfamiliar listeners

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