Why Consider Therapy?
Children become frustrated if they can’t communicate their wants, needs, and ideas effectively. Once frustrated, they will either communicate by having a tantrum or by shutting down and refusing to talk. Speech therapy can help them find the most effective means of communicating with their family and friends and can help reduce and prevent frustration.
MILESTONES
AGE 2
· Children are understood about 50% of the time
· They use many different consonant sounds
· They learn new words often
· They begin to put two words together
AGE 3
· Children are understood easily by friends and family
· They have words for most things
· They speak in 3+ word phrases
· Children follow basic directions
AGE 4
· Children say most speech sounds correctly
· They use sentences with 4 or more words regularly
· They talk about their day
· They speak easily without repetitions
AGE 5
· Children say all sounds correctly except maybe /r/ and “th”
· They follow multi-step directions
· They speak in full sentences with many details