Normal Speech/Language Development
From age 3 - 4 years
Speech and language milestones are divided into three areas: language comprehension, language expression and speech.
| Language Comprehension | Language Expression | Speech |
| -understands negatives
-knows most body parts (arm, leg, knee, elbow, thumb, chin, ...) -knows most primary colours -can make inferences -follows 3 action commands |
-vocabulary increases to 900-1500 words by 4 years
-can count to 10 -retells a story -uses "would, should, could" and corresponding negatives "wouldn't, shouldn't...) -answers "when " questions |
-all sounds above plus"l, s" |