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Communication Milestones for kids from twelve months to five years

At 12 months, children can usually:

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At 18 months, children can usually:

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At 2 years, children can usually

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At 3 years, children can usually:

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Say:

At 4 years, children can usually:

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At 5 years, children can usually:

Understand:

Say:

Typical Speech Sound Development

Age children learn to produce English speech sounds
Speech sounds
2 to 3 years
p, b, m, d, n, h, t, k, g, w, ng, f, y
4 years
l, j, ch, s, v, sh, z
5 years
r, zh, th (voiced)
6 years
th (voiceless)

References

Speech Pathology Australia. (2022). Communication Milestones. Retrieved from https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au on 26/07/2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2022). Milestones. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/ on 26/07/2022.

McLeod, S. & Crowe, K. (2018). Children’s consonant acquisition in 27 languages: A cross-linguistic review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-17-0100. Available from: https://ajslp.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2701897

Bowen, C. (1998). Ages and Stages Summary: Language Development 0-5 years. Retrieved from on 26/07/2022