Services-Speech Brochures

At age eighteen months, your child . . .

uses 10 to 20 words, including names

hears well and discriminates among many sounds

recognizes pictures of familiar persons and objects

combines two words such as "all gone," "Daddy bye-bye"

uses words to make wants known such as "more," "up"

imitates words and sounds more precisely

points and gestures to call attention to an event or to show wants

points to his or her toes, eyes, and nose

brings familiar object from another room when asked

turns pages of a book a few at a time

follows simple commands

waves "bye-bye"

imitates housework: wiping up spills, setting table

makes a tower 3 to 4 cubes

knows and says the names of 5 things

hums and may sing simple tunes