{"id":2936,"date":"2024-10-02T02:06:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T02:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/what-constitutes-a-language-development-delay-in-a-child\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T02:09:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T02:09:40","slug":"what-constitutes-a-language-development-delay-in-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/en\/what-constitutes-a-language-development-delay-in-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"What constitutes a language development delay in a child?<br>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image.png 1085w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Source: Speech Therapist, Mok Yee Tuen<br\/>Typically, babies start making sounds as soon as they are born, such as different crying sounds to express their demands. From 4 to 8 months, they start babbling, which is part of the language preparation period. Children actually go through a ladder of language development, starting with just learning single words and ending with being able to tell stories with their words.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n<p>Babies from 9 months to 1 year generally start producing their first meaningful word, such as &#8220;ba,&#8221; &#8220;ma,&#8221; or &#8220;ball ball.&#8221; From 1 to 2 years old, their understanding and vocabulary expression increase greatly, with the accumulation of single words forming two-word phrases, such as &#8220;mommy drink&#8221; and &#8220;eat bun bun.&#8221;<br\/>From 2 to 3 years old, children generally speak in longer sentences and can express different needs. For example, they like to add a word to the two-word phrases, forming three-word combinations, such as &#8220;Daddy eat bun&#8221; and &#8220;I want grandma.&#8221; Some children start using adjectives, such as &#8220;sister eats a big apple.&#8221;<br\/><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1024x697.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ksbc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1.png 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Young children generally recognize more different sentences and start using conjunctions after 3 and a half years old, and by 5 years old, they slowly understand how to combine different sentences and use more conjunctions and start to narrate things logically, that is, by telling stories.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<p>The first is that there are no words at 2 years old.<br\/>Second, no sentences appear before the age of three.<br\/>The third is that speech is unclear and hard to understand after 3 years old, <br\/>Fourth, sentences are still unclear after 5 years old.<br\/>If the child is not speaking more and more as they grow, parents should seek the help of a professional to assess and train them as soon as possible.<br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Speech Therapist, Mok Yee TuenTypically, babies start making sounds as soon as they are born, such as different crying sounds to express their demands. From 4 to 8 months, they start babbling, which is part of the language preparation period. 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