Ms. Sun, who lives in Xiamen, has recently been a little distressed, because her children are more than three years old, and there are only seventy or eighty words that can be mastered, and it is very difficult to communicate with him usually, so let the children do something about it, and they are ignored. As the child gets older, she has some doubts about whether the child has some problems with intelligence.
This summer, the couple took their child to the hospital to do an intelligence assessment, and the results showed that the child's intelligence was normal, but the child's intelligence application was somewhat poor in real life. At this time, Ms. Sun and her husband and wife are a little puzzled, since there is no problem with the child's intelligence, why is the child different from ordinary people? Language delay indicates that you have something to say.
Language and intelligence complement each other, but they do not necessarily lead to mental retardation
Modern research points out that language is one of the seven major factors that promote the development of human intelligence, and it is one of the most important core dynamics. Dr. Hobbier of the University of Arizona pointed out that language and intelligence will gradually form a very wonderful symbiotic relationship in the growth of bodily functions, which may stimulate human intelligence and may also become a stumbling block to human development.
Ms. Sun's children are like this, in fact, the children's intellectual development has not been a problem, in line with the current age of the intellectual level. But why do children look different from other children and look a little "stupid"? The reason is simple, because the child's own backward language ability drags down the development of other aspects, such as poor listening to instructions, inattention, and inefficient learning.
A couple who came to the Xiamen Center last month to consult is a typical example. The child is language retarded, and the problem is already quite serious, but the couple is very stubborn to think that the child is intellectually disabled, but the hospital has not checked it out. Such a view exists in many families with language disorders, which invisibly hinders children's language intervention and delays children's language correction.
How can the average family judge that a child is a language retardation?
Many parents often issue such an exclamation after their children receive language correction: "If we could have found out earlier that the child is language retardation, the child would not have to suffer." ”
Indeed, if the occurrence of language delay can be detected earlier, it may be possible to avoid many family tragedies, and it can also avoid the adverse consequences of social impairment, learning difficulties, and school bullying for children with late speech. In order to solve the needs of parents, the experts of Xiamen Center have specially sorted out 10 performances of children with late speech, and today they specially shared with you:
1. After the age of speaking, there is still no active expression, or the child's pronunciation awareness is extremely poor;
2. The use of vocabulary and language expression are lower than most children of the same age, and lack of passive language interaction;
3. Difficulty following instructions and difficulty in language comprehension, resulting in children being unable to communicate with people normally;
4. There are fewer pronunciation behaviors, low accuracy of word expression, and fewer consonants in the dental stage;
5. Children rarely imitate spontaneously, or produce stereotypical behavior when imitating;
6. Prefer adults with mature language skills rather than children of the same age, and have a certain dependence on adults;
7. There is little initiative to express communication postures or relatively uniform vocal movements;
8. In the family, non-verbal communication frequency is less frequent, and the content of communication with parents is relatively single;
9. Communication intentions gradually decrease with age, and there is a lack of effective response to parental initiatives;
10. It is difficult to interact with children of the same age, and there are certain social barriers.
Language agency + family, two-pronged solution to language development delay
When we determine that the child is language retardation, the wise choice at this time is to take the child to the language agency as soon as possible, because the highly professional language agency can formulate a targeted correction plan according to the child's language situation, and make up for the child's lost and unborn language ability through orderly steps. At the same time, families should also participate in the restoration of their children's language, because language correction requires the joint efforts of both parties.
1. The language agency is responsible for professional issues
Generally speaking, professional language institutions should have the three characteristics of scientificity, systematicness and comprehensiveness, because language correction is a complex and comprehensive problem, which needs to be considered and involved in many aspects, such as children's language status, personality growth and psychological emotions. If the institution does not have these aspects, then parents have to wonder whether the other party has the ability to solve the child's problem.
2. The family is responsible for assisting from the side
In the process of language correction, the family is always an indispensable part. When the child receives professional training and intervention in the language institution during the day, the parents must assume the role of consolidating the child's after-school effect and training supervision. Do not let the child practice well during the day, the result is to return home or indulge, then the effect of language correction can not be guaranteed, and even indefinitely extend the time of language correction, which is also the result that parents do not want to see.
Finally, Xiamen Center experts warn everyone that the correction of language delay can not be thought of as a play, let alone have the idea of "the child is still young, and then go to correction when he is older", which will undoubtedly make the child miss the best correction time, which will have a very serious impact on the child's future life and learning.