Delay in speech

Re: Language improvement

Asha,

Kids take their own time in doing "milestone" things.... Give her time!

Saying 1-2 words are good.... at least she's saying a few words! & trust me once they begin in full sentences, you'll be hoping for them to pause for a moment - Big Laugh

 

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Thanks Ani. I am really longing for that where i can ask her to shut up.

Do you do anything specific just for ur LO's speech improvement? other than keeping talking, talking and talking..?

 

Re: Language improvement

Asha, I merged your thread to an already existing thread on language development for toddlers. You may want to read through it to see if you get answers to your question.

Raj

 

Re: Language improvement

Hi Asha,
I have noticed a pattern where talking to kids "slowly,loudly,with clear lip movements" makes kid catch up fast.Turn your kids attention to your face while you talk.Do this very time you talk.ALl the best.

 

Re: Language improvement

Asha,

I have a 3-yo and I was very concerned about his speech development too. He seemed to lag behind a lot of his peers. He has improved a lot in the past 3-4 months and significantly in the past month. He now talks in sentences, although the words are sometimes not very clear to others. Some kids are a little slow in some things but as long as she is okay in other developmental aspects (social interaction, comprehension etc, I would not worry too much). I believe that being able to understand and follow directions is a greater developmental milestone than actually talking. Keep talking to her in short, simple sentences. Engage her in conversation around everyday things and activities like "What are you eating?" "Bread, what color is the bread? Do you like it? Do you have jam on the bread? Is the jam sweet?" There are endless opportunities for this sort of thing. (I too am working, so I understand your concerns perfectly). You can set aside a 45 mins - 1 hour of this kind of "talking time" after you are back from work.

 

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Asha, I just recalled your other thread about using spoon and selffeeding/DVDs. Just wanted to put in this thought: feel free not to agree. Are you feeling bad about working and not spending enough time with your child and having to leave her at the care of people who perhaps dont see eye to eye with you?
I probably am completely wrong, but I just wanted to reassure you you are doing the best for your child. Being a SAHM and having a clearly speech delayed child here (not fussing, it runs in DH's family, his grandma, his mom, DH all did not speak much before 3 years), I am doing exactly what you are doing, repeating constantly, etc. There is very little one can do. I am told around the second birthday, most children go through a cognitive leap and pick up things at super speed. I am waiting for that to happen and in the meantime show him things constantly around the house.
I like Sindhu's idea. FWIW, have you tried flashcards? The ones I have are everyday words: You see a bus with little figurines. So you go on, it is a bus, it is a red bus. A boy in a blue coat is sitting in the red bus. So on. Even in your absence, it will help your child go through in her mind the things you taught her in the morning, just by looking at the cards.

 

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Thanks Riyasmommy for sharing that link. I would follow all of them.

Thanks Supriya, Krithika and Pavarun.. will sure follow your steps.

You are just right krithika that I am feeling terrible sometimes when I see other kids better and other moms better too. i dont really do a comparison with my kid.. never.. coz i know she is very good too. but the aspects where she lacks, i sure know she would hv performed better if i was a at-home-mom. she is very good in identifying pictures in charts, things at home. she understands our directions well. she can say A-Z, identify A-Z written on a paper, identify all colors (all that i know), shapes etc. But when it comes to a conversation, she is just silent. she keeps looking at my face, nods her head back and forth, imitates what i do, and repeats even 4-5 words sentences that i say, but just will not reply back. for ex., she points to say the biscuit box... in order to encourage her to talk i ask her "enna venum?. she repeats "enna venum?". i say "biscuit venumaa". she says "biscuit venumaa". i say "biscuit venum amma sollu". she says "biscuit venum amma sollu".. and runs away with the biscuit . and her speech is also not always clear, except those single words.

any links where i can learn more about formal flash cards based teaching?

 

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typing with one hand.
give this a shot... you get flash cards in landmark. but dunno if there is fc based teaching method.

montessori language material to download

 

thnx krithika.. will try. i dont know if its fc based teaching.. but only coz i kept repeating those fruits, veg, animals, things, colors and shapes she picked up those easily. its all fine with single words. i hv started trying ur explaining the flash card method.. let me see my luck.

 

Daughter not talking properly

Hi All,
My daughter is 27 months old and she talks only few words like amma, appa, baby, ajja etc. But my friends's kids of same age talks properly and i'm worried that she will be able to talk or not. How can i improve her talking?