Speech & Language

What Sounds Develop First?

What Sounds Develop First?

It’s an incredibly exciting time in any parent’s life when their child utters their first word. Typically, first words appear in a child’s expressive communication around the age of one year old. When taking a closer look, we can almost always expect certain speech...

Speech Versus Language: What Is The Difference?

Speech Versus Language: What Is The Difference?

When you hear the term “speech”, what do you think of? What about when you hear the term “language”? Do the two words mean the same thing? These terms get thrown around quite often in the world of pediatric speech-language therapy, but their meanings are often...