In general, language developmental delays may exhibit one or more of the following:
1. The starting age of language development is late
Normal children generally start talking around the age of 1 and shout "Daddy, Mommy", but children with language development delays may not start speaking until they are two or three years old.
Some even reached the age of four or five and could not say a word. Some parents may think that there is nothing wrong with their child opening up late.
Some lively, active children have difficulty paying attention to a thing for a long time, so the time to "open" is relatively late.
Folk also often have such a saying: if the child can walk first, then it is late to speak; and the first to learn to speak, learn to walk later.
But if the child can't speak until the age of two or three, it is best for parents to take the child to a special institution for some examination.
2, the speed of language development is very slow
Normal children at the age of learning language, a lot of vocabulary can be mastered in a year, especially in the age of 3 to 5 years old, the vocabulary mastered is increased geometrically. But children with language delays may only master four or five words in a year and require a lot of effort.
3. There are often various errors in language development
Some experts cite some common phenomena of language development, such as:
Can't speak or speak incomprehensibly; speaks only one sound, such as the first or last sound; speaks backwards, confusions, or omissions;
Lack of vocabulary, childish speech, no organization, no clue;
Often use doll language or onomatopoeia such as "wang" instead of "dog", "meow" instead of "cat", etc.;
Speak intermittently, sentences are incoherent, only words, not sentences;
From a certain point onwards, no longer begin to learn to speak; pronunciation is vague and incomprehensible;
Speak in an grammatically ungrammatical manner, without auxiliary words, conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs and other modifiers;
There is no concept of time, and it is impossible to distinguish the meanings of yesterday, today, and tomorrow in sentences.
Of course, to determine whether a child has language development delays, it must also be combined with their physiological age, and a detailed examination and evaluation must be carried out. For preschool children, even if some of the above language symptoms are present, parents should not blindly believe that he has language development delays, and it is best to send him to a specialized institution for examination.
Usually, language development delays are accompanied by other problems, such as head injury, mental retardation, hearing impairment or deafness, emotional distress, and motor dysfunction of respiratory and vocal organs. Therefore, during the examination, the causes of language development delays in children should be as far as possible, because the causes are different and the measures of language intervention are different.
If the child does have language development delays, parents should eliminate or reduce the causes of language development delays as much as possible under the guidance of experts. While language interventions vary for different causes, some of the principles are the same.
Whatever the cause, parents should remember that you are the best teachers your child can learn to speak. Because you have enough time to spend with children and give imitative language objects, and you are also the closest people to your children, only you can give your children the confidence to overcome difficulties.
At all times and in all places, we must firmly believe that it is possible for children to catch up with normal children of the same age through hard work.
In general, we recommend that young parents:
1, anytime, anywhere to be patient with the child, no matter how busy they are; the topic as far as possible with the child's life experience or interests, try to talk to the child about life, around the things can see.
2, every day, try to take time to read fairy tales to children, of course, you need to choose the children's favorite fairy tales or stories, for children to repeatedly tell the same fairy tales and stories, you should try to meet.
3, it is best to have a fixed time to train children to speak every day, try to choose a time with a relaxed atmosphere, so as not to make the child too nervous, each time is not necessarily very long, but should be adhered to every day.
4, constantly expand the scope of the child's life or experience, you can often take him to various public places to increase his sensory experience, the child has not seen what is difficult to understand, let alone let him say it.
5, should listen carefully to what the child says, can not have the slightest impatience, language development delayed children often need to summon up enough courage to speak, therefore, no matter what the child says, how difficult to understand, parents should show great interest in listening carefully.
6. Teach children how to express their ideas and get along with other children. Children may not know how to express themselves at times, so parents can teach their children some practical communication skills.
7. When getting along with children, parents should use gestures or expressions as little as possible, and use clear language to express their own requirements or opinions.
8, due to emotional distress caused by the language development delay, parents first do is to improve the relationship between family members, followed by children's language.
In addition, if the child is always accompanied by computers, networks, television, etc., it is also very likely that the language development is delayed, because the language of normal children is developed in the process of interaction with others.