speech development
Learning to talk
Speech development is the process by which children acquire the ability to produce and understand spoken language.
It follows predictable stages—from cooing and babbling to first words to complex sentences—typically completing its major milestones by age five or six.
Pediatricians and speech therapists track speech development to identify delays: Her speech development is right on track for her age.
- apraxiaVoluntary movement execution deficit
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- articulationClear vocal expression
- language acquisitionDeveloping communication ability
cooing · sound · phonology · babbling · late talker · pragmatics · turn taking · vocal cords · word · echolalia · stuttering · tongue tie · phonation · lisping · language delay · early intervention · hearing test · gestures
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- parentinggentle parenting, child, mom, children, kids
- child languagebabbling, first words, cooing, word learning, motherese
- school readinesskindergarten, kindergarten screening, preschool readiness, readiness, school readiness
- speech therapySLP, voice therapy, stuttering, apraxia, dysarthria
- motor developmentmotor skills, gross motor, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, coordination
speech developmentlanguage loss
Decline of linguistic knowledge
aphasia · mutism · speech impairment · speech delay · selective mutism
speech developmentmotor skills
Coordinated bodily movement ability
physical development · sensory development · cognitive development · manual dexterity
speech developmentmuteness
Inability to speak
silence · speechlessness · non-verbal communication · selective mutism · aphonia