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Does not smile or interact with others (birth and older)
Does not babble (4–6 months)
Makes only a few sounds or gestures, like reaching (7–9 months)
Does not understand what others say (10 months – 2 years)
Says only a few words (19 months – 2 years)
Does not put words together to make sentences (19 months – 3 years)
Speaks using words that are not easily understood by others (3–4 years)
Has trouble with early reading skills, like pretending to read or finding the front of a book (4–5 years)
Listen and respond to your child.
Talk, read, and play with your child.
Talk with your child in the language you are most comfortable using.
Know that it is good to teach your child to speak a second language.
Talk about what you are doing and what your child is doing.
Use a lot of different words with your child.
Use longer sentences as your child gets older.
Have your child play with other children.
Says p, b, m, h, and w incorrectly in words (2–3 years)
Says k, g, f, t, d, and n incorrectly in words (3–4 years)
Produces speech that is unclear, even to familiar people (2–3 years)
Say the sounds correctly when you talk—and know that it is okay if your child makes some mistakes with sounds.
Avoid correcting your child’s speech sounds—it is more important to let your child keep talking.
Reference from ASHA at https://identifythesigns.org/signs-of-speech-and-language-disorders/
Does not smile or interact with others (birth and older)
Does not babble (4–6 months)
Makes only a few sounds or gestures, like reaching (7–9 months)
Does not understand what others say (10 months – 2 years)
Says only a few words (19 months – 2 years)
Does not put words together to make sentences (19 months – 3 years)
Speaks using words that are not easily understood by others (3–4 years)
Has trouble with early reading skills, like pretending to read or finding the front of a book (4–5 years)
Listen and respond to your child.
Talk, read, and play with your child.
Talk with your child in the language you are most comfortable using.
Know that it is good to teach your child to speak a second language.
Talk about what you are doing and what your child is doing.
Use a lot of different words with your child.
Use longer sentences as your child gets older.
Have your child play with other children.
Says p, b, m, h, and w incorrectly in words (2–3 years)
Says k, g, f, t, d, and n incorrectly in words (3–4 years)
Produces speech that is unclear, even to familiar people (2–3 years)
Say the sounds correctly when you talk—and know that it is okay if your child makes some mistakes with sounds.
Avoid correcting your child’s speech sounds—it is more important to let your child keep talking.
Reference from ASHA at https://identifythesigns.org/signs-of-speech-and-language-disorders/