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Expert Q&A
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| By Mindy Hudon Speech and Language Pathologist | ||
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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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