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In a new study led by Associate Professor Lynn Perry, researchers have found that the specific types of words children know first can be an early predictor of language difficulties.

The paper, โ€œLate bloomer or disorder? Differences in toddler composition associated with long-term language outcomes,โ€ which was recently published in Developmental Science, suggests that the number of words toddlers know that name things that are similar in shape, such as cup, ball, and spoon (i.e., โ€œshape-based nounsโ€), can differentiate between children who are considered late bloomers and those who have persisting delays months or years later.

โ€œSome children who are late talkers and show initial delays in their vocabulary as toddlers, eventually catch up to have a typically sized vocabulary. We call these children late bloomers,โ€ said Perry, who studies child language development in the Department of Psychology. โ€œBut some late talkers do not seem to catch up, and so far, researchers have been unable to predict early on who is going to be who.