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How Many Words Should My Toddler Say?

10/25/2013

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Many parents ask, "How many words should my toddler say?"  Most toddlers start saying their first word around 12 months of age; however, some toddlers may say their first word a little later.  By 18 months, toddlers are usually saying between 50 to 100 words.  At 2 years, toddlers typically say between 200-300 words.  By age 3, your toddler may have a vocabulary between 500-1,000 words.

What if your toddler is not using all of those words, should you be concerned?  Most speech-language pathologists don't worry too much unless an 18 month old toddler has fewer than 20 words and a 2 year old has less than 50 words.  This could be a sign that your toddler is a late talker. 

A late talking toddler is a child 18 months (1 ½ years old) or older who is using a limited number of spoken words for his or her age.  Late talking toddlers usually have a vocabulary of less than twenty words beginning at 18 months.  Some toddlers speak late due to hearing loss, speech disorders, language disorders, and various diagnoses such as autism, cerebral palsy or Down Syndrome.  However, late talking toddlers are usually typically developing in all other skills (fine motor, gross motor, cognition, and social/emotional) but speech. 

So, what words should your toddler be saying?  According to researchers from the  Child Study Institute at Bryn Mawr College, by age 2 toddlers should be saying these 25 common words:


-all gone

-baby

-ball

-banana

-bath

-bye bye

-book

-car

-cat

-cookie

-daddy

-dog

-eye

-hat

-hello/hi

-hot

-juice

-milk

-mommy

-more 

-no

-nose

-shoe

-thank you

-yes

If you suspect that your toddler may have a speech delay please contact a local speech-language pathologist to schedule an evaluation.  If your child is under age 3, then he or she can receive services through your state's early intervention program.  You can find your state's program here:  http://nichcy.org/babies/services

To learn easy and practical speech and language tips to help your toddler talk and communicate faster, be sure to check out my book on Amazon Kindle, Talking With Toddlers - 52 Tips to Boost Speech and Language Skills.
 

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Toddler Speech and Language Activities for Halloween

10/18/2013

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It's fall, and the temperatures are finally cooling off in the southern part of the United States.  One of my most favorite months during the fall is October.  I love Halloween and now that I have children it makes it even more fun!

For this week's blog post, I've decided to share some of my favorite toddler websites, games, and activities.  There are several activities listed throughout each website, so be sure to take a look at all of them and choose your most favorite to try with your toddler.  Don't forget to target your toddler's speech and language skills, too!  Games and activities are a great way to work on speech and language.  Skills to target include following directions, turn taking, conversation, and vocabulary.   

20 Halloween Activities for Toddlers

Halloween ideas for Toddlers

Halloween Games for Groups of Toddlers and Preschoolers

31 Ideas for an Active October

Toddler Sensory Bag with Slimy Eyes


To learn easy and practical speech and language tips to help your toddler talk and communicate faster, be sure to check out my book on Amazon Kindle, Talking With Toddlers - 52 Tips to Boost Speech and Language Skills.  
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Talk, Talk, Talk To Your Toddler

10/11/2013

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I'll admit it.....I love to talk!  I enjoy talking to my friends, my family, my husband, and my toddler twins.  Maybe that's why I became a speech-language pathologist because I could talk for a living! 

If you see my 20 month old twins, Sadie and Shea, with me, I'm always talking to them.  Even my mother made a comment to one of her friends about it one day when we were with her at the grocery store.  We talk about all kinds of things from what we see, what we hear, to what we're doing.

It's very important that you start talking as much as you can to your toddler, too.  Why?  Because it builds your child's speech and language skills.  Your toddler pays attention to everything you say, so expose him or her to as much language as possible.    

So, what should you talk about with your toddler?  Use the communication technique called “self talk”.  Talk about everything you see, describe everything you do, and use simple language and descriptive words.  For example you can say, “Mommy is cooking dinner.  I’m stirring the pot.  The food is hot.”  Your toddler will begin to hear familiar, routine words which will build his or her vocabulary if you make this a habit.   

Use every opportunity throughout your day to talk to your toddler about anything and everything.  Use the self-talk technique during playtime, errands, mealtime, or anytime during your toddler’s routines.  The most important point to remember is that you are talking to your toddler regularly throughout the day.  You are your child’s best teacher!    


To learn even more easy and practical speech and language tips to help your toddler talk and communicate faster, be sure to check out my book on Amazon Kindle, Talking With Toddlers - 52 Tips to Boost Speech and Language Skills.      

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    Welcome!  I'm Rebecca Haas, toddler speech-language pathologist and mother to identical twin baby girls.  On this blog you'll find articles, resources, and lots of information about early childhood and speech and language development.  I hope you find this helpful!   

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