Episode 35 - Language and speech development
Speech-language Pathologist, Jill Odle discusses child's language in early preschool years, common concerns, strategies for improving and early intervention.
Episode 36
Role of Parents
Developing Sounds
Modeling
Learning Multiple Languages
Seeking Evaluations
Show and Tell
Holly Springs Feeding and Speech
- Speech is the physical act of how you move your mouth to produce sound
- Can you be understood?
- Encompasses syntax - how you are putting words together to make complete sentences
- Language is a larger component
- How am I communicating what is in my head
- Receptive language and expressive language
- Social pragmatic language - how are we using language with peers with adults
- 18 month old 5-25 words typically spoken
- Starting to talk and wanting to imitate
- 2 year old have an increase in single word development
- Should be imitating and labeling words
- Can point things out
- More intent when speaking
- 3 year old should have more advanced sentence development
- Able to answer more questions, state actions ex. I ran up the slide
- 4-5 year olds have more advanced vocabulary
- Put 4-5 words together
Role of Parents
- Play a huge role in language development
- How much language is child exposed to?
- Is there a lot of modeling at home?
- TV and iPad cannot replace human interaction. Need the back and forth turn taking
Developing Sounds
- phonological process
- Slowly develop sounds over time including p b d t by age 2
- Each year add on more sounds
- By age 8 should have all their sounds
- Saying "tookie" for "cookie" at 2 is developmentally appropriate
- A 3 year old that is not able to say s r or l is not usually a red flag
- By age 2, should understand 50 to 60 percent of what a child says
- By 4-5, 80 to 90 percent should be understood
Modeling
- Should not constantly correct a child's speech
- Answer the correct way ex. oh you want a cookie
- Do not use baby talk
- Give child time to get out what they are trying to say. They often need more time to process and express what they would like to communicate
Learning Multiple Languages
- Advancing vocabulary at a different rate
- Number of words they learn can be at a different rate
- Code switching can take time ex. one language spoken at home and one at school
- Consistency in how you are using language helps
- Articulation is different from language to language
- If there are concerns, should look if they are stronger in one language
- If they are struggling in both languages, may be a concern
- Would want to test in language they hear the most
- Bilingual children usually catch up quickly and many benefits to being bilingual
Seeking Evaluations
- See what your insurance company covers
- Under the age 3 can go through children 's development service agency - they help you find therapists at a reduced cost
- Older than 3, start with pediatrician and then search for speech therapist
- Some will do a consultation and you can see if services are needed and if it is a good match
- Socially can be harder to start therapy when the child is older
- Children can get frustration if they cannot communicate how they are feeling
- Can also make it hard to socialize with other children
- Therapy early sets them up for success early
- Therapy with preschoolers is often play-based
- Depending on severity intervention could be a few months to a few years
Show and Tell
- Make sure you give child plenty of opportunities to communicate
- Even if you know what they want, offer them two things so they have to communicate what they want
- Get down to their level and play with your child
- Read with your child
Holly Springs Feeding and Speech