Language Development

Learning to communicate with others is a crucial phase in child development.

Follow the links below to find out more about the development of language skills in children.

Reviewed March 2009

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Title:   Speech
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about the special difficulties that some children with physical disability experience with speech and what Novita speech pathologists can do to assist them.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Language
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Language is explained with examples being provided. An outline is provided of the different language problems experienced by children with physical disability and the way that Novita speech pathologists help children with such problems.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Early communication
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information about early communication development, communication for children with disabilities, what can be done to encourage good communication and how Novita speech pathologists can help children with communication problems.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Communication
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   This page defines communication, describes some common communication difficulties for children and explains how Novita helps children with these communication problems
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   (AAC) is explained. Detailed explanations are provided about the variety of different AAC systems available and how they are used by Novita speech pathologists.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Parenting - listen to your children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Listening to your child boosts their self-esteem. Children need the active attention of their parents. Try to make time every day to listen exclusively to your child without distractions.
Date:   Jun 2009

Title:   Language development: 2-3 years
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An overview of toddlers language development from 2-3 years.
Date:   May 2009

Title:   How babies learn words
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Sometime between the ages of 15 and 24 months many children experience what researchers call a 'word spurt'. Discusses 'fast mapping' and ways you can help your child learn words faster.
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Talking and listening to your toddler
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Between the ages of one and three, most children learn to talk. While he's still learning how to talk and coming to grips with his emotions, your toddler will also rely on other means to tell you what he's thinking and feeling.
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Language development: an amazing journey
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An overview of language development in children aged three months to five years, with tips for encouraging children to learn language.
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Look who's talking: 'babbling'
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   By hearing, watching, and copying the adults (and brothers or sisters) around them, babies start babbling. By practicing making sounds, babies learn to speak.
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Language development: 3-12 months
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An overview of babies language development from three months to one year.
Date:   Apr 2009

Title:   Speech difficulties
Publisher:   The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Description:   Speech difficulties in children concern problems with speech, such as a delay in starting to talk, lack of clarity, defects in pronunciation, or stammering.
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   Telstra SPELL books project
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Provides information about the SPELL (Stories to Promote Emergent Literacy and Language) project sponsored by Telstra that seeks to improve literacy for children with communication challenges.
Date:   Nov 2008

Title:   Language development: 1-2 years
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An overview of toddlers language development from 1-2 years.
Date:   Nov 2008

Title:   Communication difficulties
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Sometimes children do not develop speech as easily as others. Sometimes, they do not find it easy to understand the meaning of words or gestures.
Date:   Oct 2008

Title:   Expressive language disorder
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Expressive language disorder means a child has difficulty with verbal and written expression. The child may have problems with producing sentences, recall of words and vocabulary. The cause is often unknown, but it may be associated with other developmental difficulties such as Down syndrome, autism or hearing loss. A speech pathologist usually assesses and treats this disorder.
Date:   Aug 2008

Title:   Receptive language disorder
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Receptive language disorder means a child has difficulties understanding what is said to them. Other names for receptive language disorder include central auditory processing disorder and comprehension deficit. In most cases the child also has an expressive language disorder, which means they have trouble using spoken language. Hearing tests are required to make sure the problems aren't caused by hearing loss. Treatment options include speechýlanguage therapy.
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Swearing
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Many parents have times when they are worried by or frustrated by their children swearing. There are many different reasons why children use language that their parents do not approve of,
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Language development
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Discusses a one-year-old's growing understanding of language.
Date:   Jul 2008
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