Toddler Language Development

Most books on speech development mention seven as the cutoff age, but eight or even nine may be more accurate.

Speech programs tend not to be particularly helpful. Maturity is the biggest factor for attaining clear speech.

Some students have a difficult time learning more than one language.

This article describes how to talk to your young child in a way that encourages them to develop language skills.

Learn how to treat ear infections that may affect your child's developing language skills.

This article describes how preschoolers start to learn basic words and phrases.

This article describes how preschoolers learn language from their parents.

Learn how your child develops language skills from birth through age six.

A child who is jabbering away unintelligibly may be unable to produce speech sounds.

Most children who begin stuttering before five years of age will outgrow it.

There are "norms" for when children should reach a particular milestone, but there is quite a range around all of those norms.

A mother questions why an evaluation of reading comprehension wasn't part of her son's speech therapy.

Speech delays should be investigated sooner rather than later.

A parent seeks help for her son, aged two years nine months, who has delayed speech development.

Children should have speech that is quite clear by the time they are in first grade. Learn what to do if it's not.

Read about one child's speech difficulties and what action our expert recommends.

A problem with speech is probably not related to a central nervous system infection during the first month of life.

Parents need to understand that there is a wide range in children's speech development.