December 01, 2017
A Wee Overview of Early Speech Development (birth through 1 year)
From birth, babies are equipped to develop speech skills. Speech is defined as the articulation of sounds. It requires hearing + involves the coordination of breathing and precise movements of the jaw, lips + tongue to produce vowel and consonant sounds.
This post will go over babies’ physical development and how that impacts the beginning sounds you’ll hear from your babies. It is not an exhaustive checklist, but a brief overview of physical + speech growth.
Newborn – 3 months the foggy first months
4 months - 6months time for your baby to sit u
7 months – 10 months a period of great growth
10 months to 1 year ready, set go!
As your baby physically develops, this will impact their speech development as well. Keep in mind that development is a process, with many interconnected pieces, that happens over time. If you have questions or concerns, speak to your pediatrician at your next well baby visit.
For now, go back to those moving, crying, noisy babies.
Thank you as always for reading. Till the next post, take care.
Vanessa D’Auria is a licensed speech-language pathologist providing home-based services in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. For more information about Vanessa, visit speechtherapyvanessadauria.com or to ask speech/language questions, email directly atspeechtherapynyc@gmail.com.
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