Language Milestones – One to Two Year Olds
Language learning explodes during the second year. At about 18 months kids figure out what it’s all about and start asking, “What’s that?”
What’s beginning with language at…
12 to 14 months – Identifying objects and learning nouns. Following simple one-step requests: “Get the ball.”
14 to 18 months – Learning new words proceeds slowly.
18 months – Eureka! Toddlers learn many new words a day and start speaking in short sentences.
What works when reading to 1 to 2 year olds…
Share books at bedtime.
Take books with you to read when you have to wait.
Go to the library and bookstores. Find out about special times for babies and toddlers.
During story time let your child:
- Move around while you are reading.
- Choose and hold the book.
- Hear the same book over and over.
What 1 to 2 year olds like in books…
Sturdy books they can handle and carry.
Lift the flap books.
Photos and pictures of children eating, playing, bathing, sleeping.
Goodnight books for bedtime.
Only a few words on the page.
Simple rhymes and predictable text.
Language Milestones
Important milestones you will notice as your child grows. Click on the age of your child.
