Language Milestones: Toddlers

  • Use Milestone Five: 16 months

    Uses verbal turn-taking
    Ex: Lola and her dad are looking at a picture that has different types of animals on it. Dad says his favorite animal and then Lola says her favorite animal.)
  • Use Milestone Six: 24 months

    Begins to use imaginative, heuristic, and informative language functions
    Ex: Lola has a plastic toy banana and she holds it up to her ear and says "Hello" pretending it is a phone.)
  • Use Milestone Seven: 32 months

    Clarifies and requests clarification during conversations
    Ex: Lola's mom tells her and her brother to throw the lollipop wrapper in the trash. Then Lola asks her mom, "What is a wrapper?")