Which should the nurse expect for a toddler's language development at age 18 months?
A) Vocabulary of 25 words
B) Increasing level of comprehension
C) Use of phrases
D) Approximately one third of speech understandable

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During the second year of life,level of comprehension and understanding of speech increases and is far greater than the child's vocabulary.This is also true for bilingual children,who are able to achieve this linguistic milestone in both languages.The 18-month-old child has a vocabulary of 10 or more words.At this age,the child does not use one-word sentences or phrases.The child has a limited vocabulary of single words that are comprehensible.

Which Should the Nurse Expect for a Toddler's Language Development