What if your child is talking fine, but is stuttering? What can you do? Do’s Listen to what is said and not how your child says something. Talk slower and pause often like Mr. Rogers. Give your child opportunities to… Continue Reading
So when should your child start talking? There is a wide variety of normal because children are unique. In general most children say their first word by 12-13 months. However, some normally developing children may not say their first word… Continue Reading
Mispronunciations are common in childhood. Some mispronunciations are normal, but others could benefit from help from a speech therapist. So what is normal? Typically a 2 year old should be understood by strangers about 50% of the time while a… Continue Reading
Language development encompasses both receptive and expressive skills. Expressive language development refers to your child’s ability to communicate with you while receptive language development is about your child’s understanding of language. Normally, receptive language skills are close to the expressive… Continue Reading
How to Promote Communicating for Different Purposes There are many different ways a child can use language in order to communicate. Not only is it important to increase the child’s vocabulary, but it is also important to increase the variety… Continue Reading
What is a word? The answer to that question may differ depending on who you talk to. Basically a word is a group of sounds that communicates meaning. A word is considered to be part of a child’s vocabulary if… Continue Reading
How do animal sounds help your child talk? Animal sounds are easier for a young child to imitate than most words. Helping your child learn various animal sounds will give him/her practice communicating while he/she is learning words. Using animal… Continue Reading
If you have ever watched a sport and listened to a broadcaster give the play-by-play, you would have heard the announcer telling everyone what he saw. When using the broadcasting strategy, you are simply talking about what you are doing… Continue Reading
Expansion is a useful strategy for all stages of language development. In order to use the expansion strategy, you basically expand on what your child says or does. For instance, if you baby points at a toy you can expand… Continue Reading
Repetition is an important strategy to use to help promote your child’s language skills. Some children need to hear a word over 100 times before they will even attempt to imitate the word. When promoting language, make sure you give… Continue Reading