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What are the speech milestones for 24- to 36-month-olds?
- Between 24 to 36 months, your toddler will start to ask simple
questions, "What's that?" or "Where's my car?" He will begin to use a
variety of prepositions like, "Mouse on house," or "Fish in a tree?" You
will enjoy hearing your toddler start to use a variety of pronouns, such
as "I can color," "Look at me," and "Are you leaving?"
- By the time your toddler turns 3, you should be able to understand
his speech most of the time. He may mispronounce some sounds like "l,
r, th, ch, sh, j, v" and some consonant blends such as "str, tr, st,
bl, etc."
- Some children acquire speech sounds much earlier or later than
others. These sounds require precision and coordination of your child's
tongue, lips and palate. As your child matures, he will gradually
correct his speech sound patterns. It is important that parents
encourage correct speech sounds. Over exaggerate sounds in words and use
nonsense words to encourage speech, such as "He can go like a train
CHOO, CHOO, CHOO, CHOO. He can go like a clock. He can TICK. He can
TOCK."
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