The stages of language development

5-9 months

They distinguish the tone of voice
They are distracted by toys that make sounds and try to imitate them
They vary their crying according to the need they want to express
They produce the first consonants and create series of sounds, which they repeat
They produce sounds that come from the lips and the tongue
They acquire prosodic elements in their utterances. They begin to distinguish the pitch and intensity of the voice.
They associate their first vocabulary, which consists of vowel and consonant sequences, with various events and thus give meaning to their utterances.

They develop listening skills and listen to learn
They respond to hearing everyday familiar words
They turn when they hear their name
They respond to games with songs
They begin to realize that there are better ways than crying to get what they want
They acquire musicality in their speech as well as monosyllabic or bisyllabic fixed sounds
They begin to associate their first words with faces
They try to imitate various sounds such as animals, means of transport etc
They use short words without proper articulation

Comprehension of speech is almost complete, which will allow morphological or syntactic production of speech to begin
They understand simple instructions
They listen to the conversations of others from a distance and understand simple speech
They use short phrases
They name objects and actions of their daily life
They chat to themselves or to their toys
They use telegraphic speech, short sentences with only the basic information
Their sentences consist of active verbs, nouns and prepositions
Most children by the age of 2 learn about 50 new words per month
A difference is observed in the rate of language development of boys and girls, with girls ahead

They answer the call from the other room
They are interested in the sounds of the house and the environment
They like to listen to fairy tales and follow them with ease
They ask questions
They answer questions and perform complex commands
They use the prepositions and the plural
They participate in discussions
They narrate their events and experiences in the present
They speak about 300 words and understand 1,000
Due to the difficulty in expressing their thoughts correctly, they face the risk of developing normal stuttering

The child’s speech has developed
Pronounce all sounds and clusters correctly
Their speech is free of grammatical and syntactical errors
They are ready to come into contact with the written word
They use 2,500 words and understand about 6,000
They have developed the skill of time orientation and can, using temporal expressions, tell stories and events with a beginning, middle and end
They acquire logical thinking
They have developed pragmatic skills and adapt their speech based on the age and knowledge of the interlocutor