| Speech delays in children can be one of the most | | | | respond to basic commands like pointing to certain |
| worrisome concerns parent can have over their | | | | parts of the face. |
| toddlers. Up to a certain age, speech and pronunciation | | | | At age three, children graduate to using plurals and |
| lapses can turn out to be funny and cute but there | | | | past tenses and can identify more body parts apart |
| comes a point when too much of it at an older age | | | | from the face. They should be able to say three word |
| becomes an issue of concern. | | | | sentences and increase their vocabulary to about a |
| Early speech development is essential to the | | | | thousand words. The way they speak should also be |
| development of effective communication with children | | | | understood 90 percent of the time. A child should also |
| and is quite necessary for his success at school. If you | | | | be capable of identifying his or her gender, name and |
| are not quite sure of the correct speech development | | | | age. |
| a normal child should have, you can request speech | | | | At four years old, a child begins to know the name of |
| testing in pre-schools where you send your toddlers to. | | | | familiar animals and can readily name objects in |
| Likewise, you can be guided by some general | | | | pictures and books. Colors should become familiar to |
| guidelines when it comes to identifying normal speech | | | | them and they should be able to count up to ten. This |
| development. It helps to recognize the milestones you | | | | is also where a child begins to participate in pretend |
| should see taking place depending on the age of a | | | | play and relate well to other children of the same age. |
| child. | | | | A year later, there should be remarkable |
| A two-year old should be able to associate certain | | | | developments especially as they enter a regular |
| words with objects in his or her surroundings. So the | | | | school. Adjectives and comparison should come easy |
| first words you should be hearing are mom, dad, bed, | | | | to the five-year-old and their speech is generally |
| car, ball and most easy to pronounce toy names. They | | | | grammatically correct by this time. |
| should also be able to put two words together, usually | | | | If at any point you notice some delay or lack in the |
| a noun and a verb like daddy go or mommy sleep. | | | | speech development of your child, it helps much to |
| You should be able to understand what your child is | | | | consult with the experts so proper motivation or |
| saying more than half of the time, even if toddlers | | | | therapy can be implemented. There are late bloomers |
| have the tendency to switch letters at this age. A two | | | | just as there are early starters, so it is best to seek |
| year-old's vocabulary generally consists of about 150 | | | | professional assessment to give you peace of mind. |
| to 200 simple words. They should also be able to | | | | |