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Language, our most human characteristic, is a code based on
rules that allows us to learn, work and communicate.
Language can be spoken, written
or expressed by signs…
Find out more about spoken
language development in children and the different skills a
child accomplishes in the following age ranges.
* Birth – 3
months:
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He makes sounds
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He cries to express his
needs
* 3 – 6 months:
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He babbles using sounds
like /m/ or /b/
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He vocalizes to express
feelings
* 7 – 1 year:
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He babbles longer
groups of sounds (mamama…)
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He begins to imitate
the speech sounds heard
* 1 – 2 years:
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He says his first words
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He uses more and more
words every month
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He uses “yes”
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He begins to put 2
words together
* 2 – 3 years:
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He names the majority
of the objects he wants
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He uses “I” and “me”
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He uses “no”
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He puts 2 or 3 words
together in short sentences that become longer around 3 years
* 3 – 4 years:
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His speech is usually
understood by others
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He uses longer
sentences (4, 5 or more words)
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He still does
grammatical errors in his sentences
* 4 – 5 years:
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He communicates easily
with others
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Uses long, correct
sentences with details
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He usually speaks
correctly except in some sounds (/r/, /s/, /ch/…) and some
difficult words
* 6 – 7 years:
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He uses long, complex
and correct sentences
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He speaks correctly all
the words
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He pronounces all
speech sounds |
