Milestones according to ASHA

Sounds (birth to 18 months)

100

beginning to combine sounds with consonants

(uummmmmm, aaaaaggoooo, daaaaaa)

4 to 6 months

200

coos (ooooo, aahh, mmmmm)

Birth to 3 months

300

beginning to say one or two words

mama, dada hi, bye

10 to 12 months

400

using combinations of longs strings of sounds, syllables, using speech like inflection 

13 to 18 months

500

babbling and stringing sounds together (mamam, dadad, bababa)

7 to 9 months

Interacting with others B-18

100

smiles when you talk and is alert/ looks to sounds

birth to 3 months

200

follows simple directions, understands common words, gestures when excited, points to make requests, looks around when asked where questions

13 to 18 months 

300

responds to simple words, imitates and initiates gestures, tries to copy the sounds you make

10 to 12 months

400

recognizes names of people, looks for loved ones when upset, stops for a moment when you say no

7 to 9 months

500

responds to facial expressions, vocalizes during play, giggles and laughs, blow raspberries

4 to 6 months

Interacting with others 18 months to 5 years

100

asks why and how, uses -ing and -ed, can answer questions, can give reasons for things, tries to get your attention, and uses combinations of words

2 to 3 years

200

understands and uses at least 50 different words, follows two-step commands, asks for help, uses me, mine, you, and uses possessives

19 to 24 months 

300

uses grammatically correct sentences, uses at least one irregular plural form, understands location words, uses words for time correctly, speech is understandable in conversation 

4 to 5 years 

400

compares with words, tells stories, beginning to talk smoothly, uses, a and the, understands location words, recognizes signs and logos

3 to 4 years

500

complex sentences, takes turns, uses sentences, responds to instructions

All of this by 5

Literacy

100

locates front of book, blends words, imitates reading right to left, can writer their name, 

4 to 5 

200

pretends to read alone, pretends to write (can write some letters)

3 to 4 years

300

try to use punctuation, read some things aloud, increasingly reading sight words, write about topics that mean a lot to them, use different ways to help read a story (re-reading, predicting, asking questions, using visual cues)

6

400

makes connections with reading and their life, needs less support from pictures, increasing ability to infer meaning 

7

500

pretend to read, matching spoken words with written ones, story retell, familiar with rhyming, knows the letters of the alphabet

5