Language Development in Early Childhood

Children develop language at a steady pace from birth up to the age of five.

The stages of language development are not universal among humans.

Girls generally develop language at a slower rate than boys.

After the age of five, it becomes easier for most children to learn language.

Expressive language usually develops faster than receptive language in children.

Infancy language development begins after birth.

Children between two and three years of age can already use pronouns correctly.

Preschoolers between three and four years of age usually have vocabularies of 500 to 600 words.

Children between two and three years of age can describe what they just saw or experienced.

By the time a child is three years old, most of their speech can be understood.

The development of language skills usually peaks between four and five years of age.

Preschoolers between three and four years of age usually repeat syllables or words when talking.

Children of this age can articulate most english sounds correctly.

School-age children typically do not ask many questions and prefer to stay silent.

Six-year-olds usually struggle to correct their own grammar and mispronunciations.

Most children double their vocabularies between four and six years of age.

Language delay is not a common developmental delay in children.

Babies between six and nine months can recognize words for common objects and names of family members.

At 15 to 18 months, children can use complete words.

Between 12 and 15 months, children usually have about 50 to 70 intelligible words.

Babies at 18 to 24 months of age can speak five-word sentences.

Between nine and 12 months, babies usually repeat sounds but do not understand gestures.

Children aged two to three years add approximately nine new words per month.

Bilingualism can result in language delay in children under age three.

Hearing impairment is a common cause of late talking in children under age three.

Maturation delay is a common cause of late talking in children under age three.

Children with autism do not use language or use it abnormally due to a physical disorder.

Children with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) are less likely to experience language delays.

Language delays in children under age three rarely resolve spontaneously.