Developmental Milestones by Emily Schwartz https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6 Early Language & Literacy en-us 2021-02-19 04:37:55 UTC 2025-11-03 13:04:36 UTC hello@padlet.com 0-1 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217821106 Phonological:
• Reacts to loud sounds with startle
(Moro reflex)
• Turns eyes/head to search for sounds
• Recognizes familiar sounds for
feeding
• Understands some common phrases


]]> 2021-02-19 04:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217821106 2-3 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217821352 Phonological:
• Answers questions about a story 
• Begins making cognitive
judgements about what was
heard, e.g. “Tell me about your
trip to Disney World.” (auditory
processing)
• Answers questions about an
undisclosed but familiar topic]]> 2021-02-19 04:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217821352 3-4 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217821655 Phonological:
• Improves listening skills;
comprehends auditory
information in a variety of settings
(auditory understanding)
• Listens attentively and retells
stories
• Accurately repeats sentences with
high predictability
• Identifies objects based on
description (open set)]]> 2021-02-19 04:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217821655 4-5 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217821833 Phonological:
• Recalls 5+ facts from a familiar
story
• Identifies word that rhymes or
doesn’t rhyme in set of 3-4]]> 2021-02-19 04:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217821833 5-6 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217821943 Phonological:
• Expansion of auditory
understanding
• Can provide a word that rhymes
with a given word
• Learns letter-sound associations]]> 2021-02-19 04:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217821943 6-7 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217822087 Phonological:
• Provides a synopsis/summary
after listening to information one
time (ages 6-8 are similar)]]> 2021-02-19 04:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217822087 7-8 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217822593 Phonological:
• Provides a synopsis/summary
after listening to information one
time (ages 6-8 are similar)]]> 2021-02-19 04:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1217822593 1-2 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1220841435 Phonological:
• Listens to simple stories, songs
and rhymes
• Demonstrates two item memory
• Answers questions about a picture or book]]> 2021-02-20 02:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1220841435 0-1 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251096639 Speech & Language: 
• Birth-5 months: Coo's and makes noises when talked to
• 6-12 months:
• Understands "no"
• Says "ma-ma" & "da-da" without meaning
• Says first words
• Recognizes names of family members
• Says one to two words
spontaneously]]> 2021-03-01 00:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251096639 1-2 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251100723 Speech & Language:
• Answers simple questions nonverbally
• Tries to imitate simple words
• Vocabulary of 4-6 words & up to 50 words by 18 months
• Makes animal sounds such as "moo" or "woof"
• Uses 21 different phonemes
• Follows one-step commands without vocal cue
• Varies pitch when vocalizing
• Names common objects

]]> 2021-03-01 00:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251100723 2-3 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251103446 Speech & Language:
• Answers simple questions
• Knows descriptive words, such as "big" or "happy"
• Uses 3 word sentences
• Begins to use more pronouns such as "I" or "you"
• Vocabulary: 900+ words

]]> 2021-03-01 00:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251103446 3-4 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251103853 Speech & Language:
• Identifies colors
• Groups objects such as food or clothes
• Uses verbs ending in "ing"
• Repeats sentences
• Enjoys poems
• Recognizes language absurdities such as, “Is that an elephant on your head?” 
• Uses some irregular verbs ]]> 2021-03-01 00:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251103853 4-5 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251104384 Speech & Language:
• Understands complex questions
• Answers "why" questions
• Uses irregular past tense verbs such as "ran" or "fell"
•  Converses with longer, more
complex sentences, but still
makes grammatical errors
• Describes how to do things]]> 2021-03-01 00:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251104384 5-6 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251104819 Speech & Language:
• Understands rhyming
• Engages in Conversation
• Self-monitors speech
• Uses imagination to create stories
• Carries out series of 3 directions
• Understands time sequences
• Uses sentences with 8+ words;
uses compound and complex
sentences ]]> 2021-03-01 00:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251104819 6-7 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251105360 Speech & Language:
• Understands around 15,000 words
• Uses pronouns correctly
• Is aware of mistakes on other people's speech.
• Understands opposites
• Understands time sequences]]> 2021-03-01 00:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251105360 7-8 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251105710 Speech & Language:
• Uses comparative words
• Uses past perfect tense (“She had
read the book.”)
• Uses well formed narratives
• Carry on meaningful conversations with adult speakers and follow fairly complex instructions with little or no repetition
• Form complex and compound sentences much more easily and exhibit few lapses in grammar]]> 2021-03-01 00:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251105710 Sources emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251227879 https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=age-appropriate-speech-and-language-milestones-90-P02170 

file:///Users/emilyschwartz/Downloads/hf-milestones-09062017%20(1).pdf

https://childdevelopment.com.au/resources/child-development-charts/stages-of-language-development-chart/]]> 2021-03-01 02:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1251227879 0-1 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417617121 Emergent Literacy:
Reading:
• 3-6 months: Stares at pictures
• 9-12 months: Explores books
Writing: Grasps

]]> 2021-04-14 17:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417617121 1-2 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417620005 Emergent Literacy:
Reading:
•Shows interest in books
•Physically involved with book
•Responds to read alouds
Writing:
•Scribbles]]> 2021-04-14 17:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417620005 2-3 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417622020 Emergent Literacy:
Reading:
• Look at pictures and name familiar items, like dog, cup, and baby
• Answer questions about what they see in a book
• Recognize the covers of favorite books
• Recite the words to favorite books • Start pretending to read by turning pages and making up stories
Writing: 
•Begins to write their name, but not clearly.

]]> 2021-04-14 17:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417622020 3-4 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417622683 Emergent Literacy:
• Understand that words are read from left to right and pages are read from top to bottom
• Knows the correct way to hold a book
• Starts noticing words that rhyme
• Recognizes about half the letters of the alphabet
• Knows the difference between writing and drawing
• Writes own name]]> 2021-04-14 17:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417622683 4-5 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417623456 Emergent Literacy:
Reading:
• Requests stories be read
• Has favorite book
• Pretends to read
• Tries to read print around him
• Knows some numbers & letters
Writing:
• Knows difference between
 drawing and writing
• Understands print has a
 message
• Uses real (not mock) letters
• Writes own name]]> 2021-04-14 17:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417623456 5-6 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417624575 Emergent Literacy:
Reading:
• Listens attentively to stories
• Knows how books “work”
• “Reads” familiar books
• Recognizes and names the
 letters of the alphabet
• Understands the connection
 between letters and sounds
Writing:
• Begins to write some letters of
 the alphabet & well-known words
• Knows the difference between
 kids’ & “grown-up” writing
• Writes own name]]> 2021-04-14 17:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417624575 6-7 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417625854 Emergent Literacy:
Reading:
• Match each letter to the sound it represents
• Notices when does not understand the text
• Can count number of syllables in a word
• Can blend or segment sounds in a one syllable word
Writing:
• Uses basic punctuation and capitalization
• Accurately spells 3-4 letter words
• Uses both inventive and regular spelling]]> 2021-04-14 17:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417625854 7-8 Years emilyschwartz32 https://padlet.com/emilyschwartz32/8hcv00fhjl7471z6/wish/1417628253 Emergent Literacy:
Reading:
- Reads with greater fluency
- Uses word identification
 strategies with greater ease
 and speed
• Self corrects using
 strategies more efficiently
• Identifies many words by sight
• Discusses characters and events in stories
Writing:
• Correctly spells studied spelling words
• Begins to use formal language instead of oral one
• Begins to use writing process to produce final work (draft, edit, revise)
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