At 7-8 months, a child starts producing babbling chains and words (e.g., ga-ga, tya-tya, bi-bi, top). The child tries to mimic intonations, tempo, and rhythm. During this period, understanding of speech also starts to develop.
At 7-8 months, children begin to respond appropriately to words and phrases accompanied by gestures and facial expressions. The child turns their head in response to questions like "Where is daddy? Grandma?". They react to their name and recognize the usual locations of household items (e.g., clock, crib) if they have been previously shown and named. In other words, the association between the sound image of a word and the object starts to develop. A complete lack of understanding of spoken speech is a concerning sign!
From 10 months to 1 year, the first words appear—words that are like sentences. The same word can express feelings and desires and denote an object. For example, "Mama" can be an address, a request, or a complaint.
At 1 year old, a healthy child knows 8-10 words like "kitty-kitty," "moo," and "yum-yum." From 1 year to 3 years old, the active speech stage begins. As the child gains the ability to move, their understanding of the surrounding world expands rapidly, and their speech develops intensively. Speech may include sound distortions, use of stressed and initial syllables, omission of complex sounds, and syllable rearrangements.
By the end of the second year, primary phrase speech forms. In communication with adults, the child combines 2-3 words, such as "give drink" (give a drink), "daddy go" (daddy left), etc.
If, by 2.5 years old, a child does not have introductory phrase speech, their speech development pace will stay within the norm!
At 7-8 months, children begin to respond appropriately to words and phrases accompanied by gestures and facial expressions. The child turns their head in response to questions like "Where is daddy? Grandma?". They react to their name and recognize the usual locations of household items (e.g., clock, crib) if they have been previously shown and named. In other words, the association between the sound image of a word and the object starts to develop. A complete lack of understanding of spoken speech is a concerning sign!
From 10 months to 1 year, the first words appear—words that are like sentences. The same word can express feelings and desires and denote an object. For example, "Mama" can be an address, a request, or a complaint.
At 1 year old, a healthy child knows 8-10 words like "kitty-kitty," "moo," and "yum-yum." From 1 year to 3 years old, the active speech stage begins. As the child gains the ability to move, their understanding of the surrounding world expands rapidly, and their speech develops intensively. Speech may include sound distortions, use of stressed and initial syllables, omission of complex sounds, and syllable rearrangements.
By the end of the second year, primary phrase speech forms. In communication with adults, the child combines 2-3 words, such as "give drink" (give a drink), "daddy go" (daddy left), etc.
If, by 2.5 years old, a child does not have introductory phrase speech, their speech development pace will stay within the norm!