What’s behind a spike in childhood speech development delays across the U.S.

Since the COVID pandemic, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of young children who are slow to develop language skills, with pediatric speech delays more than doubling for children aged 12 and younger. PBS Wisconsin's Zac Schultz reports on what’s behind the delays and whether schools have the resources to help teachers, students and caregivers.
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