| Is stuttering (repeating sounds or words or prolonging sounds) |
| Is not understood by unfamiliar listeners |
| Gets frustrated by not being understood |
| Is not correctly producing all of the following sounds:
p, b, m, w, t, d, n, k, g, h, y, f, s |
| Is not able to follow a two part instruction
(eg “Go to the kitchen and get your milk”) |
| Is not able to participate in conversations |
| Is not putting 3 to 6 words together in a sentence |
| Does not ask ‘why’ questions |
| Does not answer “wh” questions |
| Echoes back questions rather than answering them |
| Is not able to talk about something that happened yesterday or last week |
| Is not using basic grammar
(eg ‘dressing’ & ‘dressed’, ‘eating’ & ‘ate’, ‘toy’ & ‘toys’) |
| Is not using ‘little’ words such as ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘the’, ‘an’, ‘on’, ‘in’, etc |
| Doesn’t know a large number of words
(3 year olds typically have around 800 words in their vocabulary, including verbs, nouns and adjectives) |
| Is not enjoying social interactions with peers |