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| Is My Child's Speech Developing Normally ? | ||
| As you try to determine if your child's speech is developing normally,
there are some important milestones that you should look for: Between one and three months: Your child should begin to vocalize and coo back to you as you talk to her. Between four and nine months: Your child should be babbling syllable strings such as da-da-da, or buh-buh-buh, and he should imitate familiar sounds that you initiate. Between ten and twelve months: Your child should readily respond to her own name and to simple requests like "come here" or "give me the ball." She should be saying between one to three words and imitating new sounds regularly. Between thirteen and fifteen months: Your child should be saying five to ten words, usually referring to animals, people, toys and food. She should begin to name objects and people that are not present. Between sixteen and eighteen months: Your child should be using ten to twenty words and be adding words regularly. If your child has not yet said his first real word by seventeen months, you should consult a speech pathologist for advice. Between nineteen and twenty-four months: Your child should be using thirty to fifty single words and should be combining some of them into two word phrases. About 25% of his speech should be readily understandable. Between two to two and a half years: Your child should experience rapid growth in vocabulary. .She should use three or more words in sentences regularly and be able to say her own first name. Between two and a half to three years: Your child should be able to carry on a conversation with you. There may be many sound substitutions in his words, such as "wabbit" for "rabbit" but about 75% of his speech should be readily understandable. Between three to four years: Your child should be able to repeat a six to eight word sentence and regularly use five or more words in her own sentences. .She should be able to talk about imaginary conditions, relate events to you, and ask many questions. Her speech should be 95% intelligible by age four. The Hearing Speech & Deafness Center offers free screenings. We also offer comprehensive evaluations and therapy. If you live in the Seattle are and have further questions or would like to schedule an appointment, feel free to contact us.
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