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 January 2008

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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
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 2008
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 2008
Title:   Preschooler connecting & communicating: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This in-a-nutshell guide provides tips and connecting with preschoolers and how you can help them communicate their feelings and frustrations in appropriate ways.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Toddler connecting & communicating: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This in-a-nutshell guide provides tips on communicating with children aged 1-3 as well as some creative suggestions on how you can help your toddler to be understood
Date:   May 2008
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:   Apr 2008
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:   Apr 2008
Title:   Children need you to listen to them
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Listening to your child boosts their self-esteem and enables them to feel worthy and loved. A child of any age, from baby to teenager, needs the active attention of their parents. Try to make time every day to listen exclusively to your child without distractions.
Date:   Feb 2008
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:   Aug 2007
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. A speech pathologist usually assesses and treats this disorder.
Date:   May 2007
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:   Mar 2007
Title:   Talking: school-age children
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to how speech and conversation develop in your school-age child, and games you can play to improve talking.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Identification of children in the first four years of life for early treatment for otitis media with effusion
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Otitis media with effusion (OME - also known as 'glue ear') is a common condition in children, where sticky fluid accumulates in the middle ear. Although the fluid usually resolves without treatment, it may remain and cause long periods of hearing loss....
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Talking: toddlers
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to how speech develops in your toddler and games you can play to improve talking.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Talking: preschoolers
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to how speech develops in your preschooler, and games you can play to improve talking.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Two languages spoken here
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   There are many reasons to teach children multiple languages when they are young. As the number of bilingual children has grown in Australia, so have the myths about how learning two languages affects children. Includes tips on teaching children two languages.
Date:   Aug 2006
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:   Aug 2006
Title:   Receptive language disorder
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Receptive language disorder means the child has difficulties with understanding what is said to them. Treatment options include speechlanguage therapy.
Date:   Jul 2006
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:   Jul 2006
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