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Lisa Dobler, M.A., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lisa Dobler

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Lisa Dobler, a Speech Language Pathologist offers some great information on your child's speech and language development. Keep checking for more!!
Hello everyone. I'm so happy to be the newest addition to the staff! Here's a little background information about me:

I am a New York State licensed speech-language pathologist who holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in speech-language pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. I am also certified as a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD).

I received a Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from The City University of New York, Queens College and a Bachelor of Arts from Hofstra University.

I specialize in childhood language development and disorders. I service infants, toddlers, preschool and school-aged children with articulation/phonological disorders, developmental disabilities, apraxia, language delays and language-learning disabilities. I am designated as a PROMPT-trained therapist by the PROMPT Institute. PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral-Muscular Phonetic Targets) is a technique that uses tactile-kinesthetic articulatory cues (PROMPTs) on the jaw, face and under the chin, to develop or restructure speech production. For more information on PROMPT, please visit www.promptinstitute.com.

My goal is to provide you with information regarding typical childhood speech and language development and to answer your questions. As you read the information that I post, please remember that every child is unique and has an individual rate of development. The information I post represents, on average, the age at which a child will accomplish a specific skill or reach a specific milestone.

For additional information regarding your child's development please visit the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's website at www.asha.org.
Lisa
When we talk about language development, we look at how a child is able to understand language and produce language to express himself. We also look at how a child uses language for purposes of social interaction.

WHAT YOUR CHILD CAN DO (0-6 MONTHS):


UNDERSTANDING:
  • Startles to loud sounds
  • Quiets in response to familiar or friendly voice
  • Smiles socially
  • Gives attention to a speaking voice
  • Responds to noise by turning head toward direction of sound
  • Responds to pleasant speech by smiling or laughing
  • Responds to angry tone by crying
  • Overall increased awareness of environment
TALKING:
  • Produces different cries for different needs (e.g. hunger, discomfort, fatigue)
  • Produces throaty noises and pleasure sounds (e.g. cooing)
  • Babbles to others, self, and objects
  • Babbles syllables using different sounds especially p, b, and m
  • Repeats monosyllables when babbling (e.g. mama, bababa)
  • Vocalizes excitement and pleasure
  • Vocalizes displeasure

WHAT YOUR CHILD CAN DO (6-12 MONTHS):


UNDERSTANDING
  • Listens with increased attention when spoken to
  • Shows increased attentiveness to new words that are spoken
  • Recognizes words for common objects in his environment (e.g. cup, shoe)
  • Responds to his name with a head turn, smile or eye contact
  • Understands “no”
  • Begins to shake head for some ‘yes’ and ‘no’ questions-10 mos.
  • Follows simple directions (e.g. “come here”)- 11-12 months
TALKING
  • Babbles long and short groups of sounds together (e.g.baba do mimimi)
  • Uses a song-like intonation when babbling (makes speech sound more "adult-like")
  • Imitates speech sounds produced by others
  • Uses sounds more often than crying to gain and keep attention
  • Produces first words (e.g. dada, mama)
  • Has a vocabulary of 1-3 words that consist of nouns

WHAT YOUR CHILD CAN DO (1-2 YEARS):


UNDERSTANDING
  • Identifies several body parts when asked
  • Follows simple directions (e.g. ‘throw the ball”)
  • Understands the concepts in and on
  • Responds to simple –wh questions (e.g. “Where’s your cup?”)
  • Identifies pictures in a book when they are named
  • Listens to short stories, rhymes, and songs
  • Understands approximately 300 words
TALKING
  • Produces more words every month
  • Produces 2-3 word combinations and questions (e.g. “Dada home?” “Car go”)
  • Has a vocabulary of approximately 10-20 words at 18 months
  • Has a vocabulary of approximately 200 words at 24 months
  • Begins to use adjectives (good, nice) and simple verbs (go, want)
  • Begins to use pronouns (I, me, you)
  • Imitates many words and common phrases (e.g. “Be careful”)

WHAT YOUR CHILD CAN DO (2-3 YEARS):


UNDERSTANDING
  • Understands and identifies general family categories (e.g. mother, baby, grandma)
  • Follows simple two-step directions (e.g. “get the ball and give it to me”)
  • Understands the concepts come-go, run-stop, give-take
  • Understands the difference between the prepositions in and under
  • Understands most common adjectives
  • Understands the concept of turn-taking
  • Understands approximately 800 words by age 3
TALKING
  • Has a name for almost all objects in his environment
  • Says his full name
  • Has a vocabulary of approximately 900 words by age 3
  • Speaks in short, simple sentences
  • Talks about events that have just occurred
  • Describes actions in pictures
  • Participates in meaningful conversation
  • Has speech that is understood by familiar listeners approximately 90% of the time

WHAT YOUR CHILD CAN DO (3-4 YEARS):


UNDERSTANDING
  • Understands as many as 1500 words by age 4
  • Begins to learn by listening
  • Hears you when you call from another room
  • Answers –wh questions with greater accuracy
  • Understands many complex sentences
TALKING
  • Carries on lengthy conversations
  • Begins to ask many ‘why’ questions
  • Has a vocabulary of approximately 900-1500 words by age 4
  • Speaks in sentences that have 4 or more words
  • Talks about events that have occurred outside of the home (e.g. at school)
  • Speaks smoothly without repeating words or syllables most of the time
  • Has speech that is understood by unfamiliar listeners most of the time

WHAT YOUR CHILD CAN DO (4-5 YEARS):


UNDERSTANDING
  • Understands 1500-2000 words
  • Follows simple multi-step directions
  • Listens and attends to a short story and answers simple questions about it
  • Understands most of what is said at home and in school
TALKING
  • Produces sounds correctly with approximately 80% accuracy
  • Speaks in longer and more complex sentences
  • Has a vocabulary of approximately 2000 words by age 4
  • Uses grammar similar to the rest of his family
  • Talks about events with greater detail
  • Communicates easily with adults and other children
*Information obtained from:
• The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Nicolosi and Collins

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