SOCIAL EMOTIONAL MOTOR RECEPTIVE EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE

2 mons Not alert to sound

4 mons Lack of steady head control while
sitting
6 mons Lack of smile or other joyful expressions Does not turn to the source of Does not coo
sound
9 mons Lack of reciprocal (back and forth sharing of) Inability to sit
vocalizations, smiles or other facial expressions
10 mons Does not respond to own name Does not babble
12 mons Failure to respond to name when called ; Absence Does not follow verbal routines Absence of nonverbal purposeful
of babbling; or games messages (show objects)
Lack of reciprocal gestures (showing, reaching,
waving)
14 mons Absence of pointing
15 mons Lack of proto-declarative pointing or other showing Does not understand simple
gestures questions
Lack of single words Does not stop when told NO
Does not understand at least 3
diff words
16 mons Does not say 3 diff spontaneous
words
18 mons Lack of simple pretend day Inability to walk independently Does not point to 3 body parts
Does not follow simple
commands
24 mons Lack of 2 word meaningful phases (w/o imitating or Vocabulary of not more than 35
repeating) – 50 words
Does not produce 2 word
phrases
30 mons Does not follow 2 part
commands
36 mons Answers simple questions No simple sentences
42 mons Intelligibility to unfamiliar adult
at < 50%
54 mons Not able to tell or retell a familiar
story
60 mons Not fully intelligible to an
unfamiliar adult
> 72 mons Not fully mature speech sounds
Any age Loss or previously acquired babbling, speech or
social skills

Source: Pedia Handbook 2014

Cruz, Leslee A.