By her 2nd birthday, Makenna puts 4 words together in a sentence. Your child deserves and is entitled to early language development. The Pediatric Services speech and language pathologist promote the development of language in cooperation with our complete profession team. Language development includes the sounds your child makes and his or her early attempts to communicate, as well as what the child understands when spoken to. Moments for focusing on communication and language skills happen throughout the day, in all settings.
Parents are the child's first and best teachers.
Your child will benefit most by using daily routines to demonstrate the use of language and the opportunity to practice communication. Communication exchanges are the beginning of language. The understanding and use of language to communicate begins early in life. Communication between baby and parent begins in the first week of life with eye contact. A smile, a coo, a babble at first.