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Speech and Language Developmental Milestones
Provided by American Speech-Language Hearing Association, www.asha.org
Expression

3–4 Years
Talks about various activities
Sentence production includes 4 + words
Asks and begins to answer “why” questions
Non family understand speech production

4–5 Years
Able to maintain topic when telling a story
Grammar increasing in accuracy, with detailed sentences
Communicates with both children and adults
Majority of speech sounds are used correctly (except a few such as l, r, s, z, th)




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Hearing and Understanding

3–4 Years
Comprehends simple “Who, What, Where, Why” questions

4–5 Years
Answers questions about stories
Able to engage in conversation
Understands most language at home and at school

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