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Get Your Toddler Talking
Up until now, having a conversation with your child has been a pretty one-sided affair. But look out! Here comes a speech tsunami. Between the ages of 2 and 3, kids start picking up words faster than you can say "chatterbox." Just check out the stats: at age 2, most children know 20 to 200 words; by age 3, that number soars to about 1,000.
Toddlers don't hit those high numbers on their own, however. "Parents have a huge impact on their kids' language and speech skills," says Janet Felice, speech-language pathologist and coordinator of clinical services at the Atlanta Speech School. And the more you encourage your child to chat, the better he'll do in preschool and beyond. "When kids start school, teachers expect them to have a pretty strong vocabulary," says Felice. "If your child doesn't develop a solid foundation as a toddler, he may struggle to keep up with the class."
Reading to your child is one of the best ways to help him start talking up a storm, but there are tons of other creative methods to encourage him. Our all-fun, no-frustration lesson plan will give your toddler plenty of practice using the four key components of speech.
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my son will be turning 2 this end of the month and I noticed that he can't still talk though all of us in the house speak to him. He only says babbling words, how can i help him push thru his language development..I really wonder, because most of my niece and nephews starts talking at age of 1..
3/13/2012 09:42:49 PM Report AbuseI've been working with my 8 month old to teach him about words and reading. My 6yr old is having such a hard time reading and writing. Everyone said that he would learn in school, but instead he is behind. I didn't do anything special with his older sister; she just reads very well. With him though every day, every word, every conversation is a challenge. I would have liked to see expert tips on the last "common issues" like L, S, and R pronunciation.
11/11/2011 02:01:34 PM Report AbuseWe just moved to a new city and we really dont have friends to plan palydates with here.So my 22 month old baby has only me for now to teach him how to talk.This article definately offers greats tips for this journey.
11/10/2011 01:53:52 PM Report AbuseWhen my baby was younger, I used to "read" by briefly describing what was happening on the page "Look, the pig is pushing the cat on the swing." Turn page. "The little red hen is planting seeds." Now that she is older (19 months), she can sit still long enough to enjoy hearing the actual story.
9/20/2011 01:50:59 PM Report AbuseTry books that are also songs. Kids don't care what you sound like but singing to them also helps build vocabulary and can keep them involved longer. As for the passie get him involved with getting rid of it. We mailed all of ours to my niece who was just born and she 'mailed" back a thank you gift.
8/2/2011 12:39:26 PM Report AbuseI am so grateful to have parents.com. My baby is (19mth) right on schedule and I am so happy. His vocabulary is growing by the second and it is so funny. I went to a wedding and brought home bubbles, i didnt even know he knew what bubbles were, so i started blowing big ones, just to entertain him and he started screaming at the top of his lungs B---U--B--B--L--E--S, I nearly passed out, it was so extremely hillarious.
4/19/2011 01:49:05 PM Report AbuseThe article was very helpful and gives clear advice as to what to emphasize with my 22 month old. Thanks for your quality articles. I also was glad to have only a few pages to flip through and would much prefer to have the articles all on one page! Thanks.
4/17/2011 03:11:57 AM Report AbuseLiteracy is so important read to him whilst he plays. Or put on story CDs or rhyme CDs. I read to my son since he was born he loves books we go to the library regularly and he loves to explore and choose books . His favorite books are ones with flaps and sounds. He's 13 months old
3/23/2011 03:20:03 AM Report AbuseThis topic is a big matter to me since my two year old daughter is pronouncing a few words and she should be with at least small phrases. I like this recomendations. I regret I didnt worked that hard with my son that now is 6. Even thouhg he is ok I think he took too long to talk more too. We shouldnt wait too long to help our kids development and learning.
3/14/2011 11:48:42 AM Report Abusemy 19 month old doesnt like to sit still all the time and read either but he loves to look at his books. he flips the pages and we just describe things on the page or ill ask him to point at the butterfly or duck and just work with him that way. he loves to make animal sounds when he sees pictures too so i think just interaction is best.
1/25/2011 02:21:46 PM Report AbuseMy daughter is 20 months old, and I do (Baby can read)and read everyday to her, since she was 8 months old and It has help out big time,she can say about 15 word and love to keep learning ,but I think every child learn at a different paste..
1/25/2011 12:25:22 PM Report AbuseMy son is the same way... He will flip through pages, but won't keep it on one page long enogh for me to read it. Then he puts the book down and he's off!
12/21/2010 02:46:35 PM Report Abusemy 22 months son is not talking yet and im afraid that his gonna be one of those late bloomers because he won't let his passie go and we are trying to take it away but he notice when its gone. We read to him all the time his favorite books. He was doing all the milestones early like walking, sitting, and so on but now it seems like he just stop trying the next milestone. how do i get him to start speaking?
12/11/2010 12:16:07 AM Report AbuseMaybe you can get some books that read the story to him. Maybe something that has a cause and effect. Example, If he pushes the button it lights up and interacts with the book, maybe reading it or barking like the dog in the picture. That may keep his attention.
12/7/2010 11:16:47 AM Report AbuseMy son is 13 months old. He loves to look at books, and turn the pages, but is too "on the go" to sit down and read through a book (even a short age-appropraite one). Any suggestions?
10/19/2010 11:04:18 AM Report Abuse