Dyslexia is a learning disorder that affects both children and adults. Its symptoms are different with age, and severity can vary as well. Generally, people with dyslexia have difficulty breaking down words into simple sounds.
Baby talk at 2 years. By 18-24 months, a child will be able to use 50 or more single words and start to put together short sentences, such as âbye Daddyâ. They're learning that words mean more than objects such as cup - they also mean abstract ideas such as 'mine'.
By age 2 1/2, the average child has a vocabulary of about 600 words, by age 5 or 6 that number rises to about 15,000 words, an increase of 10 words a day. By 3 years of age, most children have all the basic tools needed to form sentences and make conversation. Most 18 to 20 month olds will use 1 and 2 word sentences.