Characterized by a reduced utterance length, reduced vocabulary, and reduced use of age-appropriate grammar.
Is your child unable to:
If your child has difficulty in one or more of these areas, they may benefit from a speech and language therapy program.
✔ Have a word for almost everything (1.5-2 years)
✔ Acquire new words on a regular basis
✔ Use two or three- word phrases to
talk about and ask for things (2-3 years)
✔ Ask questions
✔ Use sentences with four or more words (3-4 years)
✔ Start a conversation and keep it going (3-4 years)