very simple explanations like ‘The sun is out, so we need our hats’.familiar phrases like ‘Give me the ball’.This is when they start to realise they’re a separate person with their own ideas.ĭuring this year, your child will understand: A few months later, they’ll begin to understand and use ‘I’ to refer to themselves. For example, they might call all animals ‘doggie’.Īt around 15 months, your child will point to things and ask you to name them.Īt around 18 months, your child will refer to themselves by name. For example, they’ll understand the words for:īut your child might use the same word to refer to different things. Understanding and language development in children 1-2 yearsĪt around 12 months, your child will understand the names of things they see or use often.
Adjectives come next – for example, ‘big’ and ‘blue’.Īt this age, your child uses meaningful words, made-up words, sounds and gestures to communicate. Eventually they’ll understand and say a few verbs – for example, ‘eat’ and ‘run’. For more information, visit Rebecca Carey, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist at SVMC Outpatient Rehabilitation, part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and Southwestern Vermont Health Care in Bennington.Vocabulary and language development in children 1-2 yearsĪt 1-2 years, your child will learn to use and understand more words and more types of words.Īt first they’ll understand and say mostly nouns – for example, ‘dog’ and ‘bus’. Your pediatric provider can make a referral to a developmental educator or speech-language pathologist who will help identify your child’s needs and help you and your child address their challenges. If you notice your child is not talking or hearing in the ways you would expect, contact your pediatrician. Children who are reaching developmental milestones will begin to use two-word phrases at this age. They may start to name pictures in books and ask questions (like “what’s that?” or “who’s that?”). Your young child should use many new words, including those with the letters p, b, m, h, and w. At ages 1 – 2, your child should be able to point to the body parts you name, follow 1-part directions (like “roll the ball”), understand simple questions (like “what’s that?” and “where are your shoes?”), listen to stories and songs, and point to the pictures in books when you name them. You can also talk about animals and the sounds they make. You can notice the sounds of engines, birds, sirens, and music from passing cars. This is a great way to make conversation as you take a walk together.
Talk about the sounds you hear and help your child look in the directions of sounds. Ask your child to point to and use words for these people and objects too.ĭevelop your child’s awareness of sounds. Name, describe, and point to objects and people. All have a role in helping your child learn and grow. You can make talking to your child really fun by using stories, songs, nursery rhymes, and word-and-gesture games, like pat-a-cake. If they don’t know what a word means, they will likely learn to ask before long. Your child’s capacity to learn and understand them is likely bigger than you think.
Use a lot of different words, including “big” words. You can use them to help the young children (1 - 2 years old) in your life develop their hearing and speech skills. Categories: WELLNESS, 2022 Speech and Language for Young ChildrenĪs we wrap up Better Hearing and Speech Month, celebrated each May, I am eager to share some hearing and speech-development tips for young children from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
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