Critical Period

Critical Period

“The period from birth to 3 years of age is said to be the small window of opportunity where one can acquire languages as her mother tongues. During this period, infants and toddlers will show drastic growth in language development, from uncontrolled crying to 5-word sentences. This section introduces infants’ & toddlers’ language development in 3-month increments from ages 0 to 3. However, please use this information as a source of reference among many and note that your child may not always be in sync with the common language development milestones as each child is immersed in a unique environment and progresses very differently.”
 

Language development and milestones for the first three years of life are found below

noteFirst Year

From uncontrolled crying to the first word, infants go through milestones for the first year. Although they may not be able to speak, they understand a lot about language. Don’t underestimate their ability to learn language. Researchers even say that language learning starts before birth. There are plenty of things you can do to help develop their language skills before they start saying a word.


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noteSecond Year

The second year of language development is marked with the period known as a “vocabulary explosion,” which takes place during the second half of the second year. Not only will your toddler learn a large volume of words, they will also start combining words.


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noteThird Year

This period completes the so-called “critical period of language learning.” Along with language development itself, cognitive development will help children understand their surrounding world.


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