What % of speech is understandable

Coltsdad · May 2013

Was just wondering, what % of your LO's speech is fully understandable. J has a ton of words, but he still has stretches where you can't understand much of anything he's saying. I'd say he's probably about 66% understandable. I know all of our kids work at different paces, but was just wondering if he was in the ballpark. TIA.

Cheekers2010 · May 2013

I think J definitely sounds typical. I hesitate to answer because I think G's speech is one of his more advanced areas (unlike the physical which he is working on). Most of the time I'd say 95% is understandable to both us and others. He does like to have fun with words, though, and when he's being silly he can spout off nonsense sentences. His pediatrician is always saying that his speech is very advanced so I know he's not the norm.

missmuffin87 · May 2013

I can understand everything hazel says. People who don't know her are sometimes unsure of a few words, but mostly they can understand. I think it's more what she says that throws them off because she talks about ridiculous shiz lol.

Sometimes she still babbles on purpose though, like whenever I'm on the phone in the car she's like "blahahalblahifnanjajahhooohhieee" as loud as she can just to drive me insane. But I don't count that because I know she's not trying to communicate, just being a big ole poopy AW.

GrayGhost13 · May 2013

I'd say maybe 25% at best for me and H. DS talks a lot but a lot of it is babble and many of his "words" are word approximations. He has been assessed with a mild speech delay, though, so he may not represent the norm.

jax63081 · May 2013

GrayGhost13:
I'd say maybe 25% at best for me and H. DS talks a lot but a lot of it is babble and many of his "words" are word approximations. He has been assessed with a mild speech delay, though, so he may not represent the norm.

This. A is getting speech services and while he has picked up a lot of words recently, he still babbles a lot.

jillybean800 · May 2013

Probably 80% understandable by me, 20% babble. Other people might only get 2/3rds of what he is saying, but I get it because he says the same stuff over and over. So they might not get that he is saying "ice ice baby" because it's not something usual a kid would say, but once I say it, they can usually understand the 2nd time around.

mommyfied · May 2013

he is babbling a lot. But I know what he means, even though I don't understand the words.

J was a late bloomer both with walking, teething and talking - I know this.

I am not concerned because there are other areas he is over the chart on - such as remembering tunes and lyrics, fine motor skills, social (including compassion and trustful), creativity and concentration

pitterpatter129 · May 2013

jax63081:
GrayGhost13:
I'd say maybe 25% at best for me and H. DS talks a lot but a lot of it is babble and many of his "words" are word approximations. He has been assessed with a mild speech delay, though, so he may not represent the norm.
This. A is getting speech services and while he has picked up a lot of words recently, he still babbles a lot.

Same. Although, I generally understand a lot of what N says. He just chooses not to talk at all. He does still jargon a lot.

bosha711 · May 2013

DS is about 90% understandable. Your LO sounds like he's in the ballpark. We are all coming up on 2.5 yr well visits, so you could always ask your pedi at that time if you are concerned. But from what you describe, he sounds totally normal!

enjoylife · May 2013

I'd say he's in the ballpark. A was a later verbal talker but an early signer. We understand about 3/4 what he says. Like other Los sometimes he likes to just ramble on in jargon. More like he's mimicking what he's heard like when we talk fast but he doesn't know all the words so he babbles. I do the same when I don't know the words to songs. But when he talks to us or if he wants something then he is about 80 understandable by us a little less by others.

Sonadora · May 2013

We understand about 90%. Usually when we don't it's because she's trying out a new word and hasn't actually got it right. She speaks very well...that and the fact that she's taller, people seem to expect more out her, which is frustrating because I often want to yell "SHE'S ONLY 2 PEOPLE." I especially find this at our daycare...they forget she's little.

bosha711 · May 2013

Sonadora:
We understand about 90%. Usually when we don't it's because she's trying out a new word and hasn't actually got it right. She speaks very well...that and the fact that she's taller, people seem to expect more out her, which is frustrating because I often want to yell "SHE'S ONLY 2 PEOPLE." I especially find this at our daycare...they forget she's little.

I am totally guilty of this. He talks & thinks like he's a lot older , so when he does act like a two yr old (you know, tantrums, whining, etc), I find that I get very frustrated b/c my expectations are higher. I have to remind myself that he's only 2.

jarebearsmom · May 2013

We can understand about 90 percent. But his pedi has commented before that he's advanced in speech

TMNTgirl · May 2013

We can understand about 75-80% of what he says. But people who don't know him/see him as often, it's probably more like 50%. My MIL watches him once a week and she says that sometimes it takes her until mid-morning before she gets back into the "understanding toddler language" mode where you are listening a bit harder and using context to understand what he's saying.

--halo-- · May 2013

bosha711:
Sonadora:
We understand about 90%. Usually when we don't it's because she's trying out a new word and hasn't actually got it right. She speaks very well...that and the fact that she's taller, people seem to expect more out her, which is frustrating because I often want to yell "SHE'S ONLY 2 PEOPLE." I especially find this at our daycare...they forget she's little.
I am totally guilty of this. He talks & thinks like he's a lot older , so when he does act like a two yr old (you know, tantrums, whining, etc), I find that I get very frustrated b/c my expectations are higher. I have to remind myself that he's only 2.

lol This is me and DH too. J acts older most of the time, at least compared to the other 2 year olds we see. It really frustrated DH when J doesn't immediately listen or respond or do something we ask him to. I always have to tell him he's only 2!!

I understand 90 plus percent of what J says. But other people have a harder time understanding him when he talks fast, even when it's clear as a bell to me.

lrn327 · May 2013

We and others understand about 90% as well. He definitely says funny things that don't necessarily make sense put together, but we generally understand words. I wouldn't worry though. Like PPs said, they're just 2. :-)

JoJoMama730 · May 2013

Cheekers2010:
I think J definitely sounds typical.nbsp; I hesitate to answer because I think G's speech is one of his more advanced areas unlike the physical which he is working on.nbsp; Most of the time I'd say 95 is understandable to both us and others.nbsp; He does like to have fun with words, though, and when he's being silly he can spout off nonsense sentences.nbsp; His pediatrician is always saying that his speech is very advanced so I know he's not the norm.nbsp;

This is my G too. Advanced verbally, but still on the clumsy side physically.

kat81again2 · May 2013

understandable to whom? To me and DH, I'd say the vast majority of what he says is understandable, but sometimes it takes me a while. ETA: probably 90-95% like others have said.

Example -- DS rarely watches "tv" of any kind (we don't even have one, but we will have him watch something on the computer from time to time), but he loves it. So he'll often say, "I want to watch monster truck computer" or "I want to watch wheels on bus computer." (not that well articulated, though.) Well today he said, "I want to watch homasimsuh computer" and I was like "wtf is that?!" It took me a few tries before I realized he said "homer simpson." He watched a tiny bit of the simpsons ONCE (we are fans and have the dvds and only gave him a clean clip) several weeks ago so it wasn't on my mind as something he'd want to do. I found another brief clean clip to let him watch today.

Also, DS says "semixer" for "cement mixer." Basically he leaves out a syllable. Now it's really easy for us to understand him, but the first few times he said it we didn't know what he was saying, and if a new person hears him say it they won't know, either. There are a lot of examples like that.

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