Typical Language Development

What does typical language development look like in a toddler?

As a general rule, we look for these milestones:

- By 12 months: using 2-6 single words (e.g., "milk", "dog")

- By 18 months: using about 50 words (vocabulary "explosion" occurs)

- By 24 months: using 200-300 words and starting to use 2 words together (e.g., "more milk", "mommy up")

It goes without saying that these are averages and there is a wide range of normal for toddlers acquiring language. So there is no need to panic if your child is slightly behind these benchmarks (as long as there are no concerns in other areas, such as physical growth, social communication, fine/gross motor skills, feeding, hearing, or behaviour).

If you are concerned your child isn't on track with his/her peers or is far behind these milestones (or something about his/her communication is just niggling at you and you would like a professional opinion) feel free to give me a call to talk about it. I offer a free 15 minute phone consultation to sort this out with you.

Call 250-588-8747 or send me an email at jana@sayitslp.com. I can help you figure this out!