Early Childhood Language Development
How does a parent know if their child has low muscle tone of the oral mechanism?
The muscles of the oral mechanism include the muscles...
Speech and Language Developmental Milestones
How do speech and language develop?
The first 3 years of life, when the brain is developing and maturing, is the most intensive period for...
Early Intervention Speech Therapy
What is articulation in children?
Articulation is the ability to make sounds clearly. Children learn correct sound pronunciation by listening and imitating appropriate speech role...
Expressive Language
Learning to Speak and Use Language
Birth
Newborn babies make sounds that let others know that they are experiencing pleasure or pain.
0-3 months
Your baby smiles at...
Receptive Language
Learning to Listen, and to Understand Language
Birth
Language learning starts at birth. Even new babies are aware of the sounds in the environment.
They listen to...
All About Language
Innate and learned
Language is partly innate and partly learned, as children interact with other people and the environment.
The symbolisation of thought
Language has been called...
Early Intervention Speech Therapy: Why Does It Look Like Just Playing?
Many parents are surprised when their EI speech therapist comes to their home and starts playing with their child and does not sit down...
