U is for Utterance Length: How Much should they be talking? You may be thinking “utterance???” Well in the speech world we often look at a child’s Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) which simply means how many words are they putting together on average. I get comments and questions in this a [...]

P is for Pointing If you read part TWO of this series about Joint Attention, you may already have an idea of why pointing is so important. But if not, let me tell you a little about pointing and why this skill is so critical for speech and language development and why [...]

K is for following your Kid’s Lead Ok I know I had to stretch the “K” for this one a little Normally I would say to follow your child’s lead but let me tell you, this ABC series was challenging! So what is it that I mean by follow your kid’s lead? [...]

F is for the First Word Whether it is your first child or your 4th, hearing his/her first word is such an exciting milestone! It is a word that many parents remember vividly and share with others. My first word was “shoe,” my daughter’s was “no” and my son’s was “bye bye.” [...]

Welcome to the first installment of the five day series The ABC’s of Early Speech & Language Development: A series brought to you from the Kid Blogging Network (KBN)! Today I will be covering topics that begin with letters A to E. Check back every day this week for a new installment in [...]