Understanding the various language development milestones in children is a start. Here are just a few by age. 18 months • Spontaneously uses 25-50 words. • Can follow a simple one-step direction.

An individual can have language without speech. • Receptive language (i.e., understanding) develops before expressive language (i.e., sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings).

The sign language and motor development of 11 young children of deaf parents were studied across a 16-month period. The subjects showed accelerated early language development producing, on the average ...

According to Nicole Mackiewicz, M.S., an early childhood development researcher at the Fisher-Price Lab and a mom of two, “Every child takes a unique path to reach their developmental milestones.” ...