Normal Speech/Language Development   
Birth to 6 months

Speech and language milestones are divided into three areas: language comprehension, language expression and speech.

    Language Comprehension

    Language Expression

    Speech

    -startles to loud noises

    -quieted by a familiar voice

    -watches speaker's face

    -stops moving when name is called

-vocalizes a variety of sounds for pleasure and displeasure

-babbling at 6 months

-mostly vowel sounds

- strings of sounds, with consonants p,b.