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EARLY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DIFFICULTY CAN
PREVENT PROBLEMS WITH BEHAVIOR, LEARNING, READING AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
FOR YOUR CHILD’S AGE GROUP
ALL’ YES’: YOUR CHILD IS DEVELOPING SPEECH AND LANGUAGE IN THE TYPICAL WAY
1-2 ‘NO’ ANSWER: YOUR CHILD MAY HAVE DELAYED SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMEN
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3 OR MORE ‘NO’:
TAKE YOUR CHILD FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP
4-5 YEARS
VOICE SOUNDS CLEAR LIKE OTHER CHILDREN’S
USES SENTENCES THAT GIVE LOTS OF DETAILS (e.g.- “I LIKE TO READ MY BOOKS”)
TELLS STORIES THAT STICK TO TOPIC
COMMUNICATES EASILY WITH OTHER CHILDREN AND ADULTS
SAYS MOST SOUNDS CORRECTLY EXCEPT A FEW, LIKE-L,S,R,V,Z,J,CH,SH,TH
USES ADULT- LIKE GRAMMAR
2-3 YEARS:
HAS A WORD FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING
USES 2-3 WORD ‘SENTENCES’ TO TALK ABOUT AND ASK FOR THINGS
SPEECH IS UNDERSTOOD BY FAMILIAR LISTENERS MOST OF THE TIME
OFTEN ASKS FOR OR DIRECTS ATTENTION TO OBJECTS BY NAMING THEM
3-4 YEARS:
TALKS ABOUT ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL OR AT FRIENDS HOMES
USUALLY TALKS EASILY WITHOUT REPEATING SYLLABLES OR WORDS
PEOPLE OUTSIDE FAMILY USUALLY UNDERSTAND CHILD’S SPEECH
USES A LOT OF SENTENCES THAT HAVE 4 OR MORE WORDS
BIRTH TO THREE
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
WHY WORRY NOW?
EARLY IDENTIFICATION
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