| Stage
|
Description |
| Stage 1 |
Child makes little or no speech sounds. |
| Stage 2 |
Child is beginning to babble and make some sounds. |
| Stage 3 |
Child babbles and says up to 20 words. |
| Stage 4 |
Child babbles and says up to 50 words. |
| Stage 5 |
Child uses around 100 words and is beginning to use 2-word combinations. |
| Stage 6 |
Child uses around 300 words and is using 2-3 word combinations. |
| Stage 7 |
Child uses 500+ words and says 4+ word combinations. |
| Stage 8 |
Child communicates well using sentences. Child could benefit from activities
that focus on listening comprehension and verbal expression. |
