AGES AND STAGES OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
The following links provide information about ages and stages of language development.  Also see the other speech disorder pages for more specific links.

Your Child’s Communication Development: Kindergarten Through Fifth Grade
a checklist of language development for children from kindergarten through to grade five
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/communicationdevelopment.htm

Talking Point
http://www.ican.org.uk/TalkingPoint/Parent%20Point.aspx
information about language skills in children and adolescents up to the age of 19 years.

Speech and Language Development Milestones
includes interactive checklist of communication skills up to the age of 5 years.
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/speechandlanguage.asp

Firstwords Preschool Speech and Language Program
a checklist for children’s first words in English and some other languages.
http://www.pqhcs.com/firstwords/about_us.htm

PREVENTION: Developing Language
a poster from the European Union that describes age-appropriate speech and language development, as well as causes for concern, up to 4 years of age.
http://www.cplol.org/files/poster/poster_eng.htm

The Hanen Centre: Developmental Milestones for communication and Language Development
a brief summary of language development up to 30 months.
http://www.hanen.org/web/Home/Parents/UnderstandingLanguageDelay/DevelopmentalMilestones/tabid/94/Default.aspx