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Phonological Development
Listening:
-Child enjoys listening to you talk to them.
Speech/Language Development
-Coos and makes pleasure sounds
-Understands words for common items
Reading & Writing
-Stares at pictures and explores books
-Grasps

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Phonological Development
Listening:
-Child enjoys listening to you read to them.
Speech/Language Development
-Enjoys simple stories, songs and rhymes
-Puts two words together
Reading & Writing
-Responds to read aloud's
-Scribbles

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Phonological Development
Awareness of Rhyming Words:
-Child is able to identify words that rhyme.
Speech/Language Development
-Has a word for almost everything
-Speaks in a way that is understood by most family members and friends
Reading & Writing
-Requests stories to be read
-Knows difference between drawing and writing

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Phonological Development
Alliteration Awareness:
-Child becomes aware of repetitive initial consonant sounds.
Sentences:
-Child can segment sentences into words.
Speech/Language Development
-Answers simple questions
-Uses sentences with four or more words
Reading & Writing
-Pretends to read
-Understands print has a message

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Phonological Development
Awareness of Syllables:
-Child realizes that words are made up of syllables.
Speech/Language Development
-Uses sentences that give many details
-Uses rhyming words
Reading & Writing
-Tries to read print around them
-Writes own name

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Phonological Development
Awareness of Onsets and Rhymes:
-Child is aware of onsets and rimes in words. For example, "What rhymes with /at/ and begins with /f/?" (fat)
Sound Isolation:
-Child identifies the beginning, middle and ending sounds in words.
Speech/Language Development
-Understands complex questions
-Uses compound and complex sentences
Reading & Writing
-Understands the connection between letters and sounds
-Begins to write well-known words

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Phonological Development
Phonemic Blending:
-Child is able to put together phonemes/sounds presented verbally. Example, /c/a/t/ sounds out to be the word "cat".
Phoneme Segmentation:
-Child is able to segment (pull apart) the sounds in a word.
Speech/Language Development
-Can retell stories
-Can give detailed information
Reading & Writing
-Beginning to read fluently through constant practice
-Uses basic punctuation and capitalization

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Phonological Development
Phoneme Manipulation:
-Child is able to replace or substitute phonemes/sounds to make new words.
Speech/Language Development
-Is able to count the amount of syllables in words
-Can sequence an event of their own experience in order
Reading & Writing
-Identifies many words by sight
-Correctly spells studied spelling words

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https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/speech-and-language
https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=age-appropriate-speech-and-language-milestones-90-P02170
https://www.sltforkids.co.uk/ages-and-stages-developmental-milestones/child-5-12-years/
https://letstalkcambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/Literacy-Development-Milestones-new-logo1.pdf
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/milestones.html