Table 4. Clinical examination of language milestones, detailing the expected and actual ages at which various language milestones were attained.
Language Milestones | Normal | Attained Month |
Turns head to sound | 6 weeks | 6 months |
Cooing | 3 months | 7 months |
Monosyllables | 6 months | 8 months |
Disyllables | 9 months | 1 year |
Two words with meaning | 12 months | 2 years |
10 words with meaning | 18 months | 2.5 years |
Simple sentence | 24 months | Not attained |
Telling a story | 36 months | Not attained |