Single words to sentences

If he has a delay sign up for early intervention! Some don’t get better or need more help. I couldn’t do “s” or “th” sounds and my old school never recommended it. Once I moved to Alaska at 8 they talked to my parents after Maybe a week or two there and said I’d benefit from speech I could receive services at school during a time of day where it wouldn’t interfere with class. It’s definitely better to work on it and it’s free to receive services.

For my 4 year old she would put 3 words together by 9-10 months. My mom says she started saying her name “Keisha” at 6 months . She said it early but I don’t remember when exactly. Then she stopped. She’d follow directions “bring momma a diaper and wipes please” if she wanted something she’d get it and if it were too high she’d push a box or her little chair and use it to get up higher. She picked up a lot of sign language too and quickly. She knew more than I did at one point. When she started speech her pt said I needed to “play dumb and make her use her words” just from observing us in our home she noticed I would know what she wanted with no communication or signs I think most moms do. It would be so much more to explain thoroughly but she’s 4 and never stops talking. Her old pt is my son’s pt now and he’s talking more. My daughter is going to start going to a new one soon so my advice is just because they start talking more doesn’t mean they don’t need speech still!

I heard most will catch up by the age of 5

My son is currently in speech therapy, just turned 3. Some tips I got from his therapist that helped him:
-speak in shorter sentences
-add adjectives to the things they already say (ex. They say "the ball" you say oh the (insert size & color) ball
-engage them in play especially in pretend/imaginative play.
-repetition
-as @Nichelle stated, play dumb and not anticipate theirs needs let them come to you, and if you they don't know the word. You give them the word or the beginning of the word. (Was guilty of this)
-Talk to them (I was guilty of not talking much)
-verbal routines (like ready, set, go) and songs.Then pausing at points, allowing them to fill in blanks as time passes. (I didn't realize how much my son knew as I wouldn't pause and give him time to fill in.)
-make as much of it as you can a game/a song/ or something fun.
My son has made huge progress from when we got him in speech in Nov 24 and using the tools she gave us every day.