 The infant will respond to stimuli.  They will become acquainted with their parent’s voices  They will become startled by loud noises, and be comforted by other noises.

 The child responds to his/her own name.  The child responds to human voices without visual clues.  The child responds appropriately to friendly and angry tones

 The child uses one or more words with meaning  The child comprehends simple instructions  The child is aware of the social value of speech

 The child now has a vocabulary of 5-20 words and the words are mostly nouns.  The child often repeats the phrase/ word over and over. -Example “No no no!” They will repeat the word, even if they don’t have any reason to.

 Child responds to questions and demands such as “Where are your eyes?”  The child’s vocabulary consists of approximately words and all should be intelligible.  My and Mine phrases begin to occur as they identify objects with ownership.  Child is able to use prepositions, and able to name objects in its surroundings.

 The child knows the names of familiar animals  The child knows colors  The child can repeat words of four syllables and can name common objects in picture books or magazines.  Extensive verbalization occurs as the child carries out activities.  A larger vocabulary is present and can use at least four prepositions.

 Child can count to ten, and by the end of age 5 should be able to count to 100.  Speech should be grammatically correct  The child should know their ages  The child can use adjectives, knows opposites and uses grammar and word usage in an intelligible manner.

 Speech should be completely intelligible and socially useful  Should be able to tell one a rather connected story about a picture, seeing relationships Between objects and happenings  Should have mastered the consonants s-z, r, voiceless th, ch, wh, and the soft g as i

 The child should be able to read independently  The child understands terms such as: alike, different, beginning, end…  The concept of analogies is mastered.

 The child can carry on conversation at an adult level  All speech sounds, including consonant blends should be established.  Complex and compound sentences are said and read with ease  The child can follow complex instructions

 If a child is deaf, or hearing impaired, language development varies.  The newborn cannot respond to stimuli because they are unable to hear the loud noises.  They are unable to respond to voices, nor do they distinguish between an angry or friendly tone of voice.

 The child cannot respond to their name, however sign language can be taught during these years.  The child is now using a silent form of language to communicate  The language develops at its own rate, as the child learns motions for objects, needs, and communication.

 The child however can speak, even if they are unable to hear, this usually occurs in adolescence.  The child using the information they know from being able to read, can form words to speak. With the same knowledge, the child can learn to lip read.  Lip reading can begin as early as age 3, and is a useful language strategy both for the deaf child as well as those around them.