When the First Words Have Not Emerged: Tips & Strategies
Population:
PediatricDiscipline:
SLPDiagnosis:
Language DevelopmentReferences:
- Feldman, H. M. (2019). How young children learn language and speech. Pediatrics in review, 40(8), 398-411.
- Therapy Insights (2020). Expressive and receptive vocabulary milestones for toddlers.
- Therapy insights (2023). Delayed or age expected: when to get your child evaluated for speech services.
- Woodward, A., & Hoyne, K. (1999). Infants' learning about words and sounds in relation to objects. Child development, 70(1), 65-77.
- Therapy Insights (2023). Tips to help your child with joint attention.
This resource provides strategies and recommendations for children who present with delays in the emergence of their first words. This printable clinical reference is for speech-language pathologists working with pediatric patients, covering Language Development. Print Resource, US Letter, 1 page. Members can view and print it.
Use this resource when a patient, family, or colleague asks:
- What activities can caregivers use to encourage first words?
- What strategies help when first words are not emerging in toddlers?
- How do I support early expressive language development in 12 to 24 month olds?
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