These 6 suggestions will help you cultivate children who can speak the Tao and have super language skills!

Talking about children has always been one of the most concerned parenting topics for parents, and today we will talk about the language development of children.

This article contains the stage of children's language development, the relationship between language development and brain development, and the three aspects of suggestions for promoting the development of children's language ability

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First of all, children's language development can be roughly divided into the following stages:

0-1 years old:

During the murmuring period, children can pronounce various syllables, begin to learn to speak, and learn to respond to gestures and commands, such as bye-bye, greeting, flying kiss, etc.

Around 1 year old:

The word period lasts for about half a year, and the children use a single word to express themselves.

After 1.5 years of age:

In the two-word sentence period, the grammatical form may be wrong, such as: rice to eat.

After the age of 2.5 years:

Telegram sentence period, the main verb structure is the mainstay: such as I want, the baby eats, the mother takes, etc.

After the age of 5:

Although the vocabulary and expression skills of adult sentences are not perfect, children at this stage have been able to express what happened before and what was planned after.

It is worth noting that if there is a serious lag in the development of children's language, parents should take their children to the pediatric hospital in time for a systematic examination.

What kind of situation is the obvious lag?

After surveying more than 720 healthy children aged 24 to 47 months, Shanghai Children's Medical Center completed the "Research on the Development of Vocabulary and Grammar in Children Aged 2-3 Years", which states:

Language development delay is due to language delay if the spontaneous expression of less than 30 words at 24 months, less than 3 structural expressions (sentences) for boys and less than 5 structural expressions for girls at 30 months;

Spontaneous expressions of less than 50 words at 24 months, less than 5 structural expressions for boys at 30 months, and less than 8 structural expressions for girls at 30 months are considered suspicious objects of language delay. ”

That is to say, when you find that your child's language level has lagged far behind that of children of the same age, and there is little non-verbal interaction with parents, you must pay attention to it.

Saying this is definitely not selling anxiety, but hoping to attract the attention of parents.

The plasticity of the brain of 0-6 years old is very high, and even if the problem is found in time, it can be remedied to the greatest extent.

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Let's take a closer look at the development of language ability in the early years from the perspective of children's brain development.

1. Brain development is the basis of children's language development.

When a child is born, the average weight of the brain is 390 grams, at the age of 3 it is 1100 grams, and at the age of 7 it is almost the same as the weight of the adult brain.

After the age of 1 and a half, the complexity of neural networks in the brain continues to increase, neural connections begin to myelinize, and children's cognitive abilities are further enhanced.

According to Piaget's theory, children at this stage slowly begin to be able to connect words with concrete things.

For example, when you say apples, the baby will have the image of the red, round, and immovable apple in your mind.

In the first three years of the fastest brain development, the development of children's language ability is also the fastest.

2. The areas in the brain responsible for language develop at different times.

The order of maturation of the language center in the child's brain is: listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

According to research, the ability to listen, distinguish, and understand the meaning of words predates the development of expression and pronunciation skills.

"Reading" is the ability to connect pictures or words with concrete things earlier than the ability to speak.

This is why before children can speak, they should read picture books, tell stories, and cultivate their reading ability.

They will not speak until the children's language has accumulated to a certain amount and the coordinated movements of the mouth can produce speech.

3. Individual differences in children's language development are obvious.

The level of maturity of the language centers in children's brains will vary from person to person, with some maturing earlier and some later.

This leads to the following differences in children's language skills:

The age of the month of speaking is different.

Most children will start to say other words besides mom and dad at 18 months, but some children start to say at 12 months, and a very few children will not speak until they are more than 2 years old.

The clarity of pronunciation is different.

Sensitivity to surrounding language stimuli is different.

For example, some children, parents tell stories they love to listen to, some are not interested.

In all aspects of child development, there has always been a struggle between nature and nurture, and so has language development.

But for our ordinary parents, there is no need to dwell on this.

Innate is already doomed, we only need to work the day after tomorrow, that is, the environment.

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So what kind of environment can promote the development of children's language?

1. Comprehensive development of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

In the first few years after the children are born, we must carry out comprehensive training in their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills according to the development of children, especially listening and speaking.

Some parents think that they have to read in elementary school, so they let children read too early, and ignore the exercise of listening and speaking, from the perspective of developmental psychology, this practice is not advisable.

2, not only to say more, but also to play more.

In life, we must seize every opportunity to describe what is happening to children, and encourage children to express, and children who cannot speak express themselves with movements.

At the same time, pay attention to the stimulation of children's non-verbal information, such as the exercise of fine hand movements.

One study of 500 three-year-olds showed that children's level of language development was highly correlated with fine finger movements.

The reason may be that the cerebral cortex responsible for hand movement is close to the language center, and nerve impulses are transmitted to each other.

3. Find the right time.

When we talk and talk to children, it is important to talk about what the child is paying attention to or interested in, not what you want to teach.

For example, look at what the children are watching and listening to. For older children, you can observe what they are interested in in the near future.

For example, many little boys will like toy cars very much when they are two or three years old, so we can find picture books about cars to read together, take children to the side of the road to recognize different car logos, and play games with children to play drivers and passengers.

In the process of daily baby,you can read picture books, tell stories, and sing lullabies before going to bed, and the bedtime environment is quieter, with fewer interference factors, which is more conducive to memory and learning.

4. Turn talking into a game

Bring the children to sing along with the ballad and make movements while singing.

Rhythmic and rhythmic language that children absorb more easily.

In the same way, you can try to play a game of ancient poetry with children, so that children can say the next sentence or the last word in a sentence.

You can also play what we often see in variety shows: you draw the I guess game, the parents describe the objects in daily life, and let the children guess.

In short, don't let the whole process become boring, and interact with children in a fun, age-appropriate way.

Regarding this part of the language game, Pigo will update the article in the future, and everyone can continue to pay attention to it.

5, do not meet children immediately.

Some families will take care of children too "meticulously".

The mouth is thirsty, the child has not yet squeaked, and the water has reached the mouth. This will also affect the language development of children to a certain extent.

Encourage children to say their needs, even if it is not standard, it does not matter, really do not want to say it to point it out, to let children slowly realize the role and importance of communication.

6. Positive reinforcement.

When children take the initiative to express themselves, they should give encouragement and strengthen their willingness to express.

When children are not willing to express, do not be harsh, do not pay too much attention, and avoid children's pressure on the expression itself.

I am Mr. Pitt, an early education teacher for 7 years, a positive parental correctional lecturer, a psychological counselor, a daily update of parent-child early education games, parenting dry goods, this is my video number, welcome to like and pay attention to ~