[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″ offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-2″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Is My Child’s Speech Delayed?” heading_tag=”h1″ spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”middle” line_height=”4″ line_color=”” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_margin=”margin-top:80px;margin-bottom:15px;” line_width=”200″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:35px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:38px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:44px;” main_heading_font_family=”font_family:Baloo Bhai 2|font_call:Baloo+Bhai+2″][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]Speech refers to the actual sounds of spoken language. When toddlers are learning to speak, they are trying to coordinate all the different muscles of the lips, tongue, and jaw and it’s a complex process. Errors are to be expected and we are here to help.

 

Based on a cross-linguistic review of 27 languages, McLeod & Crowe (2018) concluded “children across the world acquire consonants at a young age. By five years old, children have acquired most consonants within their ambient language; however, individual variability should be considered.”

 

See below to identify when 90-100% of children will achieve sounds.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″ offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-2″ css=”.vc_custom_1604382763248{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][interactive_banner banner_title=”2-3 Years Old” heading_tag=”h1″ banner_title_location=”left” banner_desc=”p, b, m, d, n,
t, h, k, g,
ng, w, f, y” banner_image=”id^57800|url^https://crossroadsspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2YO_GirlSpeech.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^2YO_GirlSpeech|description^null” banner_style=”style02″ banner_bg_color=”rgba(50,81,163,0.73)” banner_overlay_bg_color=”rgba(105,188,69,0.7)” banner_title_font_family=”font_family:Baloo Bhai 2|font_call:Baloo+Bhai+2″ banner_title_font_size=”desktop:30px;” banner_title_line_height=”desktop:0px;” banner_desc_font_family=”font_family:Open Sans|font_call:Open+Sans” banner_desc_style=”font-weight:bold;” banner_desc_font_size=”desktop:30px;tablet:40px;tablet_portrait:40px;mobile_landscape:40px;mobile:40px;” banner_desc_line_height=”desktop:40px;tablet:45px;tablet_portrait:45px;mobile_landscape:45px;mobile:45px;” banner_title_style=”font-weight:bold;”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][interactive_banner banner_title=”4 Years Old” heading_tag=”h1″ banner_desc=”l, s, z, v,
sh, ch, j” banner_image=”id^57804|url^https://crossroadsspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/4YOBoy.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^4YOBoy|description^null” banner_style=”style02″ banner_bg_color=”rgba(50,81,163,0.73)” banner_overlay_bg_color=”rgba(105,188,69,0.7)” banner_title_font_family=”font_family:Baloo Bhai 2|font_call:Baloo+Bhai+2″ banner_title_font_size=”desktop:30px;” banner_title_line_height=”desktop:0px;” banner_desc_font_family=”font_family:Open Sans|font_call:Open+Sans” banner_desc_style=”font-weight:bold;” banner_desc_font_size=”desktop:30px;tablet:40px;tablet_portrait:40px;mobile_landscape:40px;mobile:40px;” banner_desc_line_height=”desktop:40px;tablet:45px;tablet_portrait:45px;mobile_landscape:45px;mobile:45px;” banner_title_style=”font-weight:bold;”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″ offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-2″ css=”.vc_custom_1604382786050{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][interactive_banner banner_title=”5 Years Old” heading_tag=”h1″ banner_desc=”r, zh, th
(voiced: that, the, them)” banner_image=”id^57801|url^https://crossroadsspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/5YOBOY.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^5YOBOY|description^null” banner_style=”style02″ banner_bg_color=”rgba(50,81,163,0.73)” banner_overlay_bg_color=”rgba(105,188,69,0.7)” banner_title_font_family=”font_family:Baloo Bhai 2|font_call:Baloo+Bhai+2″ banner_title_font_size=”desktop:30px;” banner_title_line_height=”desktop:0px;” banner_desc_font_family=”font_family:Open Sans|font_call:Open+Sans” banner_desc_style=”font-weight:bold;” banner_desc_font_size=”desktop:30px;tablet:40px;tablet_portrait:40px;mobile_landscape:40px;mobile:40px;” banner_desc_line_height=”desktop:40px;tablet:45px;tablet_portrait:45px;mobile_landscape:45px;mobile:45px;” banner_title_style=”font-weight:bold;”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][interactive_banner banner_title=”6 Years Old” heading_tag=”h1″ banner_desc=”th
(voiceless: think, bath, toothbrush)” banner_image=”id^57808|url^https://crossroadsspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6YO-Girl_1.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^6YO-Girl_1|description^null” banner_style=”style02″ banner_bg_color=”rgba(50,81,163,0.73)” banner_overlay_bg_color=”rgba(105,188,69,0.7)” banner_title_font_family=”font_family:Baloo Bhai 2|font_call:Baloo+Bhai+2″ banner_title_font_size=”desktop:30px;” banner_title_line_height=”desktop:0px;” banner_desc_font_family=”font_family:Open Sans|font_call:Open+Sans” banner_desc_style=”font-weight:bold;” banner_desc_font_size=”desktop:30px;tablet:40px;tablet_portrait:40px;mobile_landscape:40px;mobile:40px;” banner_desc_line_height=”desktop:40px;tablet:45px;tablet_portrait:45px;mobile_landscape:45px;mobile:45px;” banner_title_style=”font-weight:bold;”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1607031138999{background-color: #f9a119 !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″ offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-2″][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][ultimate_heading main_heading=”How Many Words Should My Child Say?” heading_tag=”h1″ spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”middle” line_height=”4″ line_color=”” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:15px;” line_width=”200″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:35px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:34px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:44px;” main_heading_font_family=”font_family:Baloo Bhai 2|font_call:Baloo+Bhai+2″][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]This is one of the most commonly asked questions we get as speech-language pathologists! The truth is, the answer can be complicated…

The chart below outlines the most common milestones used in speech-language assessments and in a variety of online sources. A child reaches each speech milestone when they have the number of words that MOST children have by the given age (example: 12 months: 1 word). However, while this does qualify as meeting their milestone, you can also see that MOST 12-month-olds actually are able to produce 2-6 words. Therefore, that higher number of words, or “average” for your child’s age, should also be considered.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1607031163719{background-color: #f9a119 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/4″][bsf-info-box icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^57830|url^https://crossroadsspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/12years_1.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^12years_1|description^null” img_width=”150″ title=”Months” heading_tag=”h1″ pos=”square_box” box_min_height=”300″ box_border_style=”solid” box_border_width=”2″ box_border_color=”#69bc45″ box_bg_color=”#edebeb”]

90% of Children
1 Word

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50% of Children
2-6 words
(other than mama or dada)

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90% of Children
10 Words

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50% of Children
50 words

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90% of Children
50 Words

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50% of Children
200-300 words

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90% of Children
250 Words

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50% of Children
1,000 words

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1,600 Words

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2,200 Words

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2,600-7,000 Words

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50,000 Words

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