Worried about your toddler’s speech? Check with your local school district. Most districts offer an Early Intervention Program. They will screen your child and offer services if needed.
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Worried about your toddler’s speech? Check with your local school district. Most districts offer an Early Intervention Program. They will screen your child and offer services if needed. Before 12 Months of age it’s important for kids this age to be watched for signs that they’re using their voices to relate to their environment. Cooing and babbling are early stages of speech development. Parentese, or baby talk, exaggerated qualities help children’s brains discern discrete sounds. Speaking clearly is difficult for a young child. There are nearly 100 different muscles in the vocal tract that need to be coordinated. When encouraging a tot to speak, never correct him or put him on the spot. This seems obvious but so many parents say, “Oops, I’ve been doing that!” Instead of correcting him, simply model and say the correct word in your speech. Build your child’s vocabulary by talking about interesting words and objects. For example, “Look at that airplane! Those are the wings of the plane. Why do you think they are called wings?” A nine-month-old child is typically developing if he can speak even one word. With the benefit of proper scaffolding, he’ll know fifty to one hundred words within just a few months. By two, he will speak around 320 words; a couple months later – over 570. Some parents are adamant against baby talk; instead, they want kids to hear adults speak normally. But that’s the wrong approach. Parentese’s exaggerated qualities help children’s brains discern discrete sounds. You’re the best person to gauge your child’s speech development. If you feel concerned, it’s a good idea to discuss the possibility of a language delay or hearing problem with your child’s doctor. Because there is such a wide range of normal ages for beginning to talk, it’s actually more useful to pay attention to how well your baby understands what you say to him. By 14-15 months, most toddlers will follow at least one verbal command, without any visual cues. Some toddlers learn new words and phrases rapidly. Others still use gestures and sounds to tell their families what they want and need. Most little ones start babbling ‘mama’ and &’dada’ by 1 year of age. By 15 months, your toddler probably knows several words and loves using them. Talk to children & babies. While they may not understand initially, they are developing brain structures necessary for language literacy Help your child’s language skills by speaking to her in complete sentences and in ‘adult’ language. Help her to use the correct words and phrases. When kids are learning to speak play word games and say the ABC’s — in fact, singing things like the ABCs is a great way to get them to put the ideas together – kids can often sing songs like their ABCs long before they can use them in any practical sense. Nursery rhymes appeal to kids because they are simple, lyrical and rhyme. Use rymes like patty-cake and peas porridge hot and rub-dub-dub. By 24 months your baby should say at least 50 words and use two-word phrases (“Doll mine,” “Daddy go”). When kids are learning to speak don’t correct them constantly- if they say “us are doing something”, or “me” in lieu of “I” that’s also okay Plan more playdates. When your toddler hears other kids his age talking, he’ll be inspired to join in. source Kids learn to pronounce words by watching you speak, but become better at by seeing her own mouth move as she talks. source |
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