Question:
Elaborate the development of language in elementary school years.
Course: Human Development & Learning
Course code 8610
Level: B.Ed Solved Assignment
Answer
Language Development
The best way to encourage your child’s speech and language
development is to do lots of talking together about things that interest your
child. It’s all about following your child’s lead as he shows you what he’s
interested in by waving, pointing, babbling or using words.
Talking with your child
Talk to your baby and treat her as a talker, beginning in her
first year. When you finish talking, give her a turn and wait for her to
respond – she will! And when your child starts babbling, copy your baby and
babble back. You’ll probably find that she babbles back to you again. This
keeps the talking going and is great fun.
Responding to your child
As your baby grows up and starts to use gestures, you can
respond to his attempts to communicate. For example, if your child shakes his
head, respond as if he’s saying ‘No’. If he points to a toy, respond as if your
child is saying, ‘Can I have that?’ or ‘I like that’.
When your child starts using words, you can repeat and build
on what your child says. For example, if she says, ‘Apple,’ you can say, ‘You
want a red apple?’When you tune in and respond to your child, it encourages him
to communicate. You’ll be amazed at how much he has to say, even before his
words develop.
Everyday talking
Talking about what’s happening in your daily life together is
a great way to increase the number of words your child hears. You can talk
about things that make sense to her, like what she’s seeing or doing – the key
is to use lots of different words and in different contexts. For example, you
can talk to your child about an orange tree and about cutting up an orange for
lunch. This helps your child learn the meaning and function of words in her
world. It doesn’t matter if your child doesn’t understand, because his
understanding will grow as he develops.
From the time your child starts telling stories, encourage
her to talk about things in the past and in the future. For example, at the end
of the day, you could talk about plans for the next day, by making a shopping
list together or deciding what to take on a visit to grandma. Or when you come
home from an outing together, you could talk about it.
Reading with your baby
Read and share lots of books with your child, and read more
complex books as he grows. Reading lets your child hear words in different
contexts, which helps him learn the meaning and function of words.
Linking what’s in the book to what’s happening in your
child’s life is a good way to get your child talking. You can also encourage
talking by chatting about interesting pictures in the books you read with your
child.
When you read aloud with your child, you can point to words
as you say them. This shows your child the link between written and spoken
words and helps her learn that words are distinct parts of language. These are
important concepts for developing literacy.
2-3 years
Your child can speak in longer, more complex sentences now,
and is getting better at saying words correctly. He might play and talk at the
same time. Strangers can probably understand most of what he says by the time
he’s three.
3-5 years
You can expect longer, more abstract, and more complex
conversations now. For example, your child might say things like, ‘Will I grow
into a watermelon because I swallowed the watermelon seed?’
Your child will probably also want to talk about a wide range
of topics, and her vocabulary will keep growing. She might show that she
understands the basic rules of grammar, as she experiments with more complex
sentences that have words like ‘because’, ‘if’, ‘so’, or ‘when’. And you can
look forward to some entertaining stories too.
Find out more about language development from 3-4 years and
language development from 4-5 years.
5-8 years
During the early school years, your child will learn more
words and start to understand how the sounds within the language work together.
He’ll also become a better storyteller, as he learns to put words together in
different ways and build different types of sentences. These skills also let
him share ideas and opinions. By eight years, he’ll be able to have adult-like conversations.
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