title: Linguistic and auditory milestones during the first two years of life: a language inventory for the practitioner.
abstract: Although language is recognized as one of the best predictors of development, the lack of a simple evaluation tool has contributed to the general pediatrician's unfamiliarity with linguistic milestones. Here described is a 32-item instrument for the recording and assessment by the practicing pediatrician of language milestones during the first two years of life.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007804:Language Development