Today, let’s talk about this topic that everyone cares about, that is, the secret of how long a child speaks.

1-3 years old learn to speak, step by step and regular

Let’s take a look at the key aspects of language development in children between the ages of 1 and 3:

12～16 months old child

Able to understand 100-150 words, understand simple sentences, be able to respond to requests received, and be able to speak 20-30 words.

16～20 months old child

Able to understand 200 vocabulary and simple combinations of vocabulary, and can speak 50 to 200 words. Especially in 18 months, it will enter a period of skyrocketing vocabulary.

20～24 months old child

Have begun to understand sentence relationships and language order, and also master the ability to reorganize pronunciation and express intent.

24～36 months old child

Can understand complex sentences and derive grammatical structures and rules.

Through these several time periods, everyone can clearly understand the general law of the development of children's language.

Most babies around 1 year old can master about 20 words. However, according to individual differences, the language development ability of different children will vary.

It is normal for children of the same age to have a difference of about half a year in the development of language skills.

The same age speaks sooner or later, it turned out to be because of it

The children are about the same age, why do they speak sooner or later? Why do different children have such a big difference in their mastery of language ability?

Here we will introduce a mysterious area in our brain-Broca's area.

Broca's area is one of the important areas of the brain for language development, responsible for language coding, that is, "speaking".

From the first time babies call mom and dad, to becoming talkative trumpets and small talkers, every leap in their language ability is closely related to the development of Broca District.

Even children of the same age have different brain development, and there are corresponding differences in the degree of development of Broca's area.

Children who speak early are actually because their Broca area develops relatively earlier.

Some people say that children who speak early are smarter, and children who speak later are smarter? Which one is right?

In fact, whether smart or not is related to the acquired environment and the inheritance of parents' IQ. It cannot be concluded directly by the child's words.

But if you have to make a connection, children who speak early will indeed have a comparative advantage in language ability.

You see, language is a tool for information acquisition and self-expression. Children who speak early and speak well will of course receive various information and learn relatively faster.

If a child's Broca area develops relatively slowly, his language ability will indeed be "relatively delayed."