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Milestones

Toddler

12-24 month

• Babbling with intonation

• Repeats words and phrases

• Answers simple questions and follows simple directions

• You are able to understand his/her speech 70% of the time

• Strangers are able to understand them 50% of he time

• Ability to identify familiar objects, animals, body parts, etc...

Pre-School

2-5 years

2 years old

• Uses 2-3 word phrase 

• Uses at least 100 words

• Uses age appropriate sounds; /b, m, p, h, n/

 

3 years old

• Uses 3-5 word phrases

• Labels familiar objects, animals, body parts, etc...

• Knows personal information; name & age

• Uses age appropriate sounds; /b, m, p, n, h, f, g, k, t, d, w, ng/

 

4 years old

• Uses 4-6 word sentences

• Identifies and labels colors and shapes

• Counting 1-10

• Answers questions correctly

• Uses age appropriate sounds; /b, m, p, n, h, f, g, k, t, d, w, ng, kw(q)/

 

5 years old

• Uses 5-7 word sentences 

• Produces grammatically correct sentences; correct pronouns, verbs  plurals, etc.

• Able to tell you about his/her day in sequential order

• Retells short stories

• Can name at least 6 items in a category; animals, colors, shapes, food,  vehicles, etc.

• Uses age appropriate sounds; b, m, p, n, h, f, g, k, t, d, w, ng, kw(q), ch, j, l, s, sh, y, v, z  

School

6+ years

• Should be understood by everyone

• Follows multiple step directions

• Participate appropriately in conversations

• Initiate conversations

• Rhyming

• Letter-sound correlation

• Able to spell and write first name

• Remembers information

• Answers more complex questions

• Tell/retell stories in sequential order

• Uses multiple sentences when communicating 

• Able to stay on topic during conversations

• Give directions with multiple steps

• Ability to read sight words

• Reading grade-level materials

• Spelling

• Print clearly

• Uses all sounds correctly at conversation level

Below is a list of speech and language-related milestones that are considered age appropriate:

Milestones

Therapist Owned

Speech and Occupational Therapy

SERVING DENTON AND 
SURROUNDING AREAS
We offer services in clinic and at
selected daycare facilities.

*Providing English and Spanish Therapy

Common Diagnoses

Commonly Treated Diagnoses

KS treats children for the following, but are not limited to: 


Expressive/Receptive Language Delays
The inability or lack of developing oral and written language that is expected at a given age; the inability to understand and process what is being said.

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Articulation & Phonological Delays

The inability or lack of developing and producing age-appropriate sounds to make meaningful words.

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Stuttering/Fluency

Frequent repetitions of sounds, syllables, words or phrases that interrupt someones speech.

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Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)

A motor speech disorder attributed to difficulties planning and producing speech movements.

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Oral Motor Weakness

Poor muscle tone and weakness in the lops, tongue and jaw muscles that cause speech and feeding problems.

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Reading Comprehension

The inability to decode text into speech.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

A disorder of neural development that is characterized by impaired social and interaction and communication.

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Cognition & Memory Deficits
Lack of memory and thinking beyond what is given at an expected age range.


Cerebral Palsy
A disorder that effects motor skill areas

Down's Syndrome
A chromosomal condition that is associated with intellectual disability.

 

 

                Kids Speak provides FREE speech and language screenings for daycares and learning centers.  

Insurance

Insurance Accepted

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  • AETNA MEDICAID

  • AMERIGROUP

  • BLUE CROSS BLUE SHEILD

  • COOK CHILDRENS HEALTH PLAN

  • MEDICAID/CHIP

  • TRICARE

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