my daughter is 3 and half. She still is not fluent in speaking. she can't count to ten also?

Question

she faced 2 languages at school and home.

Answer 1

My son was the same way and he didn't have 2 languages to deal with. He was smart but couldn't verbalize well. One thing I would suggest is to not only have your daughter checked by a speech thereapist but also have a hearing test done - the two go hand in hand. If she is not hearing correctly it will be hard for her to verbalize what she needs to say no matter what language its in.
My son did speech therapy for a while and we worked on it - it gave him more confidence to try to speak properly and then he did. When he started school he was still the quieter one but that never stopped this boy - from grades 4-12 he was in a full french immersion and graduated with his second language degree and scholarships to university. He's now finished his first year University taking a duel degree Bachelors of Science and Bachelor or Arts.
So - I guess - give her time - she's just young - get her checked out and make sure there are no physical reasons for her speech delay - then have fun with her learning along the way.

Answer 2

1. Don't worry! There is going to be a delay when a child is first learning two languages, but children who learn to speak two languages will catch up eventually, and will have an incredible advantage over single language speakers.
2. Take your daughter to a doctor and find out about having a speech/language evaluation.
3. You might also want to talk with the doctor about all the developmental milestones at this age, and ask if there is anything to worry about.

Answer 3

The human brain has a much easier time learning a new languarge up until the age of 11 or so, so you have lots of time!!!

do not pressure her, and just make sure you read to her a lot in all the languages you want her to learn.

Also, talk to her all the time andwhen you walk down the street, point out all types of object you see - cars, trees, people. She should be learning all the time in a relaxed way.

Answer 4

Some children are naturally slower at learning than other children. Check if it is in the genes. For example, ask relative how long it took them and their children to learn how to speak or count. Also, interaction with children increases communication skills. If you did not already, enroll your child in some kind of daycare or take her to a place were she can see children her own age regularly. It may be also good to see if your daughter may have any problems that may slow down her learning process.

Answer 5

All children worldwide go through the same stages of speech development, but each one goes through them at a different rate. I would suggest checking with your local school district. Most states require districts to provide special needs services free of charge to future students within the district. She will have to have some testing to determine if there is really a delay. My son attends speech therapy 2 days a week. He enjoys going and it is helping with his speech.

Answer 6

Your daughter's overall language development might be slower than others, due to the fact that she is learning two languages at the same time, if you are still concerned beacause of her age, take her to a speach therapist.

Answer 7

Don't rush it. That is the worst thing you could do. Speaking two languages is great, but probably won't hold her up...she should be able to learn them both at the same time.

Just keep talking to her, not baby talk either...and try to get responses. Before she goes to Pre-Kindergarden she should be able to at least count to 10.

Answer 8

My second daughter is 3 and 1/2 too.
She is also bilingual and not good for either language yet.
(English and Chinese)
Her counting sometimes is not good either.
If all of your daughter's other development is good, you don't need to worry about it.
Every child has her own speed.
However, if you're really in doubt, you should consult your pediatrician.

Answer 9

you might want to get her tested for autism. children who can't or won't speak by that age can sometimes be autisic but also look into ADD and ADHD. My sister was not was not speaking very well at that age, and we thought she had a speech impediment but we took her to the doctor and he said she just at a hard time picking what to say because she had such a large vocabulary.

Answer 10

try only focusing on 1 language.my son didn't learn how to count to 10 untill he was 5. It may be because she is stressed. Maybe releaving the stress can help.