The following questions are designed to make an informal assessment of your child's speech and language skills. Your child's. . .

    YES NO

    sounds of English are incorrectly produced. Omits, adds or distorts sounds.

    behavior becomes frustrated or upset when he/she is not understood.

    speech is not readily understood by strangers.

    vocal loudness and pitch are inappropriate.

    voice may have a hoarse or nasal quality.

    flow of speech is interrupted by hesitations, repetitions, prolongations, and/or interjections of sounds (stuttering).

    The following questions are designed to make an informal assessment of your child's speech and language skills. Your child's. . .

    YES NO AT AGE TWO, YOUR CHILD...

    can respond to one-step directions without material protected by this copyright you gesturing. ("Give me the ball.")

    can verbally respond to simple "what" & "who" questions about objects.

    answers yes/no questions about visual objects that can be seen ("Is this a ball?").

    combines 2 & 3 words into phrases.

    has a vocabulary of at least 50 plus words.

    talks to self during play and while in bed.

    seems to learn new words each week.

    refers to self using his/her own name.

    can request personal needs and wants.

    YES NO AT AGE THREE, YOUR CHILD...

    can match primary colors, names one color.

    understands "yesterday," "summer," "lunchtime," "tonight," "little/big."

    frequently talks to self while playing alone.

    knows their last name, sex, name of street on which they live and several nursery rhymes.

    can tell a story or relay an idea.

    has sentence length of 3-4 words.

    has a vocabulary of nearly 1000 words.

    asks "what" questions frequently.

    repeats a sentence of 6-7 syllables ("The boy ran after that ball.")

    YES NO AT AGE FOUR, YOUR CHILD...

    identifies crosses, triangles, circles & squares.

    understands "early in the morning," “next month", "next year," "noontime."

    can speak of imaginary conditions such as "suppose that," "I hope," or "what if."

    combines 2 & 3 words into phrases.

    has a sentence of 4-5 words.

    asks "who?" "how?" "why?" and "do?" questions.

    begins to use complex sentences.

    uses past tense correctly.

    has a vocabulary of nearly 1500 words.

    uses pronouns "he," "she," "I," "you," "it."

    follows a simple three-step command.

    YES NO AT AGE FIVE, YOUR CHILD...

    knows spatial relations like "on top," "behind," "far," and "near."

    has a sentence length of 5-6 words.

    has a vocabulary of around 2000 words.

    uses all speech sounds correctly with the possible exceptions of: r, l, sh, ch, v, th, j, s, z, and zh (as in "measure.")

    understands "same" and "different."

    is able to follow directions and requests without having them repeated.

    uses future, present and past tense.

    questions for information.

    uses all types of sentences, some of which will be complex--for example: "I can go in the house after I take off my muddy shoes."

    *A Speech-Language Pathologist will review this information and contact you if necessary. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us: (818)-705-6988.