Articulation/Speech

• Uses sentence-like intonations (jargon)

• Some echolalia

• Uses most vowels and consonants in jargon

• Omits final consonants and some initial consonants

• Basically, unintelligible with exception of a few words

• Words produced with consonant vowel-structure (bo/boat) emerge

• Accurately imitates some words

Receptive Language

• Follows simple one-step commands

• Points to recognized objects (emerging nomination)

• Begins to claim certain objects (emerging possession)

• Points to one to three body parts on command

• Identifies 2 or more objects or pictures from a group

• Perceives others emotions

• Recognizes own name

• Understands “no”

• Waves good-bye

Expressive Language

• Uses 3 to 20 words

• Vocalizes with gestures

• Says “all gone” (emerging negation)

• Answers question, “what’s this?”

• Asks for “more” (emerging recurrence)

• Imitates familiar words

• Makes some environmental noises, familiar animals and machines

• 50% of utterances are nouns

• Average length of responses are 1 to 2 words

Play

• Solitary or onlooker play – self play

• Continual walking activities

• Begins running – stiff and awkward

• Scribbles spontaneously with crayon

• Can remove mittens, socks, hat

• Puts object in and out of containers

• Can figure out ways to overcoming some obstacles (opening doors, reaching high places)

• Imitates many things (sweeping, combing hair – self-use)

• Pulls toys; carries or hugs doll, teddy bear

• Very rapid shifts in attention-especially expressed by gross motor shifts

Social Skills/Pragmatics

• Bring objects to show an adult

• Requests objects by pointing, vocalizing, or using word approximation

• Solicits another’s attention vocally, physically and possibly with a word (“mommy”)

• Gesturally request action/assistance (may give back wind-up toy to request activation)

• Says “bye” and possibly a few conversational words such as “hi”, “thank-you” and “please”

• Protests by saying “no,” shaking head, moving away, frowning or pushing objects away

• Comments on object/action by directing listener’s attention to it

• Acknowledges another’s speech by eye contact, vocally responding or repeating a word

• Teases, scolds and warns using gestures plus a vocalization or word approximation