Helpful Information

Here you will find important information regarding milestones and helpful tips and strategies for all different speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.

Children Language Milestones

1 Year

~Waves Goodbye

~Calls parent "Mama" or "Dada"

~Understands "No"

2 Years

~Says two words together (i.e. More Milk)

~Points to things

~Uses more gestures (i.e. blowing a kiss)

3 Years

~Talks in a 2 back and forth conversation

~Asks "who, what, where, or why" questions

~Says action words (i.e. running, jumping)

4 Years

~Says sentences with 4 or more words

~Answers simple questions

~Talks about one thing that happened during the day

Children Articulation Milestones

1 Year

~Starting to learn how to produce the following sounds: "p,m,h,w,b,n"

2 Years

~Continues to learn how to produce the following sounds: "p, m, h, w, b, n"

~Starts to learn how to produce the following sounds: "k, g, d, t, -ing"

~At 2.5 years, starts to learn how to produce "f" and "y"

3 Years

~Produces "p, m, h, w, b, n" and continues their learning for the sounds "k, g, d, t, -ing, f, y"

~Starts to learn how to produce "r, s, l, blends)

~Blends: st, pl, gr, etc.

~At 3.5 years, starts to learn "sh, ch, z"

4 Years

~ Produces "p, m, h, w, b, n, k, g, d, t, -ing, f, y

~Continues to learn the production for "r, s, l, blends, sh, ch, z"

~Starts to produce "j and v"

~At 4. 5 years, starts to learn voiceless th (thumb)

5 Years

~Continues their production of "-ing, r, s, l, blends, sh, ch, z, j, v, voiceless th (thumb)

~Starts learning production for voiced th (that)

6 Years

~Continues their production of "-ing, r, s, l, sh, ch, z, j, voiceless th, voiced th"

~Starts to learned "zh" (measure)

Late 8 Sounds

~"sh, voiceless th, voiced th, s, z, l, r, zh"

~Develop between 5 years and continue through 7.5 years

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Pragmatic Language

Pragmatic Language is using appropriate language in conversations and social situations. This includes:

~Starting appropriate conversations

~Staying on topic

~Asking Questions

~Making Comments

~Using appropriate nonverbal language (body language, facial expressions, and gestures)

~Problem Solving

~Understanding Figurative Language (Idioms, similes, metaphors, etc.)

~Storytelling

~Following routines

*Ask us about our social communication groups and support groups

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More Than Just Words LLC is starting to offer social communication groups for all ages! We are also starting parent support groups for parents with children who have different language and communication difficulties.

Learn about our new Autism support groups!

Autism support groups:

~Children social groups

~Adolescent social groups

~Adult social and support groups

~Parent support group

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Children and Adolescent social groups

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