Language Development Articles

Yes, excessive screen time can potentially impact your child's language development. Here are some ways it can affect them: Reduced Language Exposure: Excessive screen time can replace time that could be spent engaging in verbal interactions with caregivers or peers....

The most important gift you can give a young child is an expansive vocabulary. Within the joint statement of the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children is the assertion that, “the single most important...

To develop children’s expressive and receptive language it is essential that they are read to on a regular basis. Ideally, they should not only be read to, but also actively engaged in discussions about the...

School-aged children who are experiencing difficulties in school with expressive and receptive language benefit immensely with intervention targeting grammar. To make substantial change and progress in their language intensive intervention is necessary. Children who...

Do bilingual children develop their language slower than monolingual children? Bilingualism is defined as the ability to learn and use two languages in everyday living. Children who are bilingual, in general, are under referred to Speech Pathologists due to general...

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11 Tips in How to Help You Stimulate Your Young Child’s Speech and Language From the time a child is born it is imperative that the child is engulfed with sound (voices, songs, change in pitch). The child is learning to tune into their native language; parent’s voice;...

3 Natural Environments to Help Develop a Toddler's Language. Children will learn language naturally and easily when the words an adult use are used in context and when the child is actually carrying out the action. 1. The PlaygroundThe language that can be provided in...

Talk to your child about what you are doing (e.g. I need to put the cups in here”). Use hand gestures, point to objects and use varied intonation as you say the associated words. You can do this with your child’s body parts (eg “You have a fly on your arm, let me shoo...

Many parents phone asking about their toddlers’ speech and language, and whether their language development is age appropriate. Spending just 20 minutes a day 1:1 with your child in play can have a dramatic effect on your child’s language. 6 tips in how a parent can...