Services-Speech Brochures

At age one, your child . . .

recognizes his or her own name

produces mostly unintelligible speech

understands simple instructions

imitates familiar words

waves good-bye and plays pat-a-cake

has an expressive vocabulary of 3-20 or more words

likes to make the "sounds" of familiar animals and things

gives a toy on request

laughs a great deal

hears well and discriminates between many sounds

shows a great deal of affection - makes noises and pats parents affectionately

requests more of desired items

scribbles imitatively with a crayon