Vocabulary continues to expand, often in direct relation to the amount a child reads. While a child in first grade may have between 8,000-14,000 words, a high school graduate may have upwards of 80,000.
While a non-gifted child may have a vocabulary of 150 to 300 words at age 2, gifted children may have surpassed the 100-word mark by the time they are 18 months old.
15,000 to 20,000 is a reasonable guess. Of course from 13 to 19, a “teenager” learns thousands of new words! It's called education!
By age 3, a toddler's vocabulary usually is more than 200 words.
At age one, children recognize about 50 words; by age three, they recognize about 1,000 words; and by age five, they recognize at least 10,000 words (Shipley & McAfee, 2015).
Notice how quickly vocabulary grows over the first six years of life. 1 to 1 ½ Toddlers develop around a 20-word vocabulary during this time. 2 By the time a child is 2 years old, he/she will have a 200–300-word vocabulary. 3 Vocabulary grows to be about 900–1,000 words by the time a child is 3 years old.
Teenagers (13-17 years) During adolescence, teenagers are learning to define who they are and to develop their own values, priorities and goals. Teenagers are also gaining a sense of belonging to a community and to the world around them.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines child as, "A human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.” This is ratified by 192 of 194 member countries.
Einstein Syndrome is the term used to characterize a child who has a speech delay but is simultaneously gifted in other areas requiring analytical thought.
Hyperlexia is advanced and unexpected reading skills and abilities in children way beyond their chronological age. It is a fairly recently named condition (1967) although earlier descriptions of precocious reading do exist.
Remember that the milestones on speech-language tests are based on when 90% of all children have mastered the skill. This means the majority of toddlers, usually 90%, are using 50 different words by 24 months.
This also will be a time when your teen might face peer pressure to use alcohol, tobacco products, and drugs, and to have sex. Other challenges can be eating disorders, depression, and family problems. At this age, teens make more of their own choices about friends, sports, studying, and school.
Most 13-year-old teens are dealing with the emotional and physical changes that accompany puberty, so it's normal for your teen to feel uncertain, moody, sensitive, and self-conscious at times. During this time, it becomes more important than ever to fit in with peers.
They may find themselves more rundown by stress dealing with social, academic, and extracurricular pressures. Thirteen-year-olds can have worries related to their newly acquired body changes with puberty.
At 13, your son's no longer a little kid, but still a long ways off from being a man. This “in between” age can be a challenge -- for both of you. Here's a closer look at the changes your son's going through this year and what you can do to help them grow up into a great adult.
When you are a pregnant 13-year-old, there are some added risks of pregnancy; your body may not be fully developed enough to carry a child to term and have a safe delivery. A doctor can answer all of your questions and make sure you receive the care you need to keep you safe and healthy.
Development during this period will center on how children process language, literacy and creative arts. They will move from always viewing something in a concrete way (just the facts) to being able to look at things with an abstract approach (having multiple meanings).
Typically, it's best for children under 13 not to engage in romantic relationships as they are still developing emotionally and cognitively. Healthy friendships are encouraged for teenagers between 13 and 15, but romantic relationships could be too much for them to handle.
In most states in the United States, a child becomes an adult legally when they turn 18 years old1. However, “adults” can mean different things when you ask different people. Let's find out what it means to become an adult according to parents, the law, and science.
This transition has often been referred to as the “vocabulary spurt” or “vocabulary burst,” which usually occurs between 18 and 24 months of age (Bates & Goodman, 2001; Fenson et al., 1994; Fernald, Pinto, Swingley, Weinberg, & McRoberts, 1998; Goldfield & Reznick, 1990; Kauschke & Hofmeister, 2002).
From 3 to 5 years, conversations become longer, and more abstract and complex. By the time a child turns 5, they usually have a 2,500 word vocabulary and talk in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
With that said, there are some notable signs of a gifted child: Your curious cutie is hitting speech milestones early, has a large vocabulary for her age, and is a quick learner who remembers most of what she sees and hears.