Speech & Language Milestones
A baby learns to talk by listening to voices and sounds. Soon your baby will begin to make sounds to tell you how they feel or what they want. Children develop at their own rate. Some children will do things at a young age. Some children will take a little longer.
READ: Your baby’s speech and language skills from birth to 30 months
English:
http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/documents/topics/earlychildhood/speech_en.pdf
READ: Your preschool child’s speech and language development
English:
http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/documents/topics/earlychildhood/preschool_en.pdf
Refer any child...
- If you are concerned about his/her speech/language/hearing development
- If her/his speech and language skills have not improved over the past 6 months
- Who often repeats sounds and or words (stuttering)
- Whose voice sounds different/odd to you
- Whose play or social interactions seem inappropriate
Both of the Milestone Brochures are available in various languages – use the following link:
http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/earlychildhood/speechlanguage/index.aspx
Your baby's speech and language skills from birth to 30 months: This document is available in English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Your preschool child's speech and language development: This document is available in English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Talk 2 Me
Essex Preschool Speech & Language Services
c/o St. Mary's Family Learning Centre
795 Giles Boulevard East
Windsor, Ontario
N9A 4E5
Tel: 519-252-9696
Fax: 519-252-7917
email: info@smflc.ca