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Signs Your Child May Need Speech Therapy
- Difficulty pronouncing sounds clearly
- Hard to understand compared to peers
- Not combining words or forming sentences
- Trouble following directions
- Frustration when trying to communicate
Early support can make a big difference in your child’s confidence and development.
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
A motor speech disorder that affects how the brain plans speech movements.
Children may:
- Have inconsistent speech errors
- Struggle with sounds and word sequencing
- Have difficulty with rhythm and timing of speech
Language Development
Receptive Language (Understanding)
How your child understands:
- Directions
- Words and meanings
- Conversations
Strong receptive skills help children feel confident and succeed socially and academically.
Expressive Language (Talking and communicating)
How your child expresses:
- Wants and needs
- Thoughts and emotions
- Ideas and questions
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18 Months to 2 Years
18 Months to 2 Years
18 Months to 2 Years
During this period, children's language abilities grow rapidly. Here are key milestones to look out for:
Words: By 18 months, many children can say several single words. By 21 months, they might know between 50 to 100 words.
Types of Words: Expect to hear a mix of nouns, verbs, and some adjectives. Common words include names of family members, everyday objects, and favorite foods.
Following Instructions: Children can follow simple one-step instructions, such as "Come here" or "Give me the ball."
Recognizing Names: They can recognize and respond to their own name and the names of familiar people and objects.
21-24 Months
18 Months to 2 Years
18 Months to 2 Years
Two-Word Phrases: Around 21-24 months, children start combining two words to form simple phrases like "more milk," "big truck," or "mommy go."
Questions and Commands: They begin to understand and answer simple questions, as well as follow two-step commands like "Pick up the toy and give it to me."
Word Count: By the age of 2, most children have a vocabulary of around 200-300 words.
Exploring New Words: They frequently pick up new words, often after hearing them only once or twice.
Gestures: Use of gestures alongside words, such as pointing, nodding, or shaking their head.
Eye Contact: Improved eye contact when speaking or listening to others.
24 to 30 Months
18 Months to 2 Years
24 to 30 Months
Simple Phrases: Expect them to form simple two- to three-word phrases like "want cookie" or "big truck."
Simple Commands: They should begin to follow simple instructions such as "come here" or "sit down."
Recognizing Names: Your child will recognize and name family members and favorite toys.
Basic Concepts: They will start understanding basic concepts like "big" vs. "small" and "up" vs. "down."
Pronouns & Possessives: Start using pronouns like "me," "you," "my," and possessive forms like "mine."
Young School Age Children
Social stories, games, crafts, songs and videos will be used to guide patient in development and application of trained social skills.
Goals may focus on:
- Greetings/introductions/farewells
- Monitoring body language
- Asking questions and answering questions
- Personal space recognition
- Sharing ideas and maintaining topics
- Listening to others
- Expressing needs/wants
- Accepting suggestions
- Accepting "NO"
- Identify emotions
Tweens and Teens
Direct teaching, sequential thought processing, role-playing, and video modeling are used to enhance and supplement social language skills.
Sessions may focus on the following skills:
- Asking questions in class
- Working as park of a group
- Saying Hello and goodbye
- Asking someone out on a date
- Making supportive statements
- Interviewing for a job
- Interrupting a conversation
- Asking for help when needed
- Respecting each other's space
- Making mistake
- Giving class presentations
- Forbidden topics
- Doing difficult schoolwork
