Silent Receptive Stage – 10 hours to 6 months

• 500 receptive words
• point to objects, act, nod, or use gestures
• say yes or no
• speak hesitantly

Early Production Stage – 6 months to 1 year

• 1000 receptive/active words
• produce one- or two-word phrases
• use short repetitive language
• focus on key words and context clues

Speech Emergence Stage – 1-2 years

• 3000 active words
• engage in basic dialogue
• respond using simple sentences

Intermediate Fluency Stage – 2-3 years

• 6000 active words
• use complex statements
• state opinions and original thoughts
• ask questions
• interact in more lengthy conversations

Intermediate Fluency Stage – 5-7 years

• content area vocabulary
• converse fluently
• understand grade- level classroom activities
• argue and defend academic points
• read grade- level textbooks
• write organized and fluent essays