Developmental Norms for Speech and Language
This is a collective resource of norms and milestones for speech-language development. SLPs are often asked questions regarding typical age of sound acquisition and development of language. This information will help to answer those questions and provides resources to share with parents and colleagues.
- Building Your Child's Listening, Talking, Reading and Writing Skills: Kindergarten through Second Grade [PDF]
- Building Your Child's Listening, Talking, Reading and Writing Skills: Third Grade through Fifth Grade [PDF]
- Beyond Baby Talk — This book by Kenn Apel and Julie Masterson answers questions and covers the stages of speech and language development during the first years of a child's life.
- How Does Your Child Hear and Talk? — This developmental milestone chart is also translated in Spanish and available in a variety of formats.
- Identify the Signs of Communication Disorders
- Speech Sound Disorders — Information about articulation and phonological process development, includes a speech sound acquisition chart.
- Social Communication Benchmarks
- Talking on the Go — This book shows how everyday activities can be used to help develop speech and language skills.
- "Using Developmental Norms for Speech Sounds as a Means of Determining Treatment Eligibility in Schools" from Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
Related Resources
- CDC’s Developmental Milestones
- Expressive Language Development by Caroline Bowen
- Receptive Language Development by Caroline Bowen
- Typical Speech and Language Acquisition in Infants and Young Children by Caroline Bowen
- Speech Language Milestone Chart from Pro-Ed, Inc.
- Speech and Language Developmental Milestones from NIDCD
Resources listed in this packet are not all-inclusive nor exhaustive. Inclusion of non-ASHA publications does not imply endorsement by ASHA.
