by The End of 12 Months
By the end of 12 months, your child might:.
1) Try copying speech sounds.
2) Say a few words, such as "dada," "mama" and "uh-oh.".
3) Understand simple commands, such as "Come here.".
4) Know words for common items, such as "shoe.".
5) Turn and look towards sounds.
by The End of 18 Months
By the end of 18 months, your child might:.
1) Know names of people, objects and body parts.
2) Follow simple commands that are given with gestures.
3) Say as many as 10 words.
by The End of 24 Months
By the end of 24 months, your child might:.
1) Use simple phrases, such as "more milk.".
2) Ask one- to two-word questions, such as "Go bye-bye?".
3) Follow simple commands and understand simple questions.
4) Speak about 50 or more words.
5) Speak well enough so that you or another caregiver can understand at least half the time.
by The End of 6 Months
By the end of six months, your child might:.
1) Make gurgling sounds when playing.
2) Babble and make a range of sounds.
3) Use the voice to show likes and dislikes.
4) Move eyes toward sounds.
5) Respond to changes in the tone of your voice.
6) Notice that some toys make sounds.
7) Notice music.
How can I help my toddler develop language skills?
Copying new words and phrases you say:
“Go bye bye.” “Grandpa’s car.” Continue reading to your toddler as often as possible - reading is an excellent tool for nurturing language development.
Here are some other ways to support your toddler's language skills:. How many words can a 18 month old speak?
At a year and a half, most children speak a dozen words (or more) clearly.
Besides "Mama" and "Dada," favorite words include:
"bye-bye" "milk" "cookie" "car" "oh!" and "my." Many 18-month-old toddlers can also link two words together to form rudimentary sentences — sentences without linking verbs or other connecting words. When can a toddler learn a language?
At 18 to 24 months, your toddler's language skills are flourishing.
Your conversations are starting to become even more interesting.
Here's what else you can expect.
At this age, most toddlers recognize about 200 words and may use them to make two- or three-word sentences like, “More milk, please” and “No, mine!” .
When does a toddler learn to think?
She comprehends many more words than she can say easily and is filing the information away for later.
Sometime between 18 and 24 months, toddlers begin to be able to think about things that aren't present.
She knows that her shoes are in her closet and will go fetch them if you ask her to.