The paper discusses about language development in children. The paper discusses some important theories that explain the language development process in children. The paper will also highlight on how teachers should devise strategies to enhance language development in children, followed by parent responsibility in language development in children and the conclusion.
Table of Contents
Introduction1
Discussion1
Theoretical frameworks of language development2
Navist theory2
Social learning theory2
Interactionist theory3
Language development in preschool3
Establish a Positive Climate3
Use Children's Play to Facilitate Reading and Writing4
Create a Physical Learning Environment4
Non verbal communication4
Interaction with children5
Parent's responsibility in language development5
Teach and practice conversational skills5
Read Aloud to Children on a Regular Basis5
Explore new experiences6
Encourage children to read and write6
Empathic attitude towards children6
Conclusion7
References8
Language Development
Introduction
Language development is a method that starts at a very early age in a human life. Humans start learning language through the environment and the way people around him speak and communicate. Children's language development is a process that moves from simple to complex. By the age of four months, babies get capable of reading lips and starts discriminating speech sounds. Language starts off with simple words without associated meaning, but as children grow, they start using more complex words and also acquire associated meanings.
Language development plays a Vitol role in a children academic life. As children grow, they begin to learn language and they build on a foundation of language development. Children must be provided with an environment and opportunities so that they can develop language and its structure. Most children start to vocalize and verbalize at various ages and at different rates. Children learn their first language without conscious instructions from their parents or teachers. According to a research, children start to learn language when their fetus can recognize the sounds and speech of their mother voice.
Discussion
Language is one of the greatest gifts that parents and teachers give to children. In children, language acquisition is a product of active and complex learning. The child's brain is continuously learning and changing during the first six years of life. There are various theories that explain how children learn to speak and understand language. It is quite evident that no single theory can explain the entire process; however insights can be gained by analyzing the theoretical approaches. (Barnett, 1995)
Theoretical frameworks of language development
There are three main theories of language development. These approaches determine and analyze the language development process in children (Tomasello, 2003). The approaches are discussed below.
Navist theory
The Navist theory argues that language is a unique and complex human accomplishment. It states that every child has an inborn desire to learn language and to explore new things. The Navist theory also states that children have an inborn language acquisition device (LAD), which is located in the brain and helps the child in language development process. The theory also argues that young children learn language effortlessly, but they still lack the mental ability to examine the rules and structure of the language. (Tomasello, 2003)
The theory proposes that LAD allows children to learn and analyze the structure of the language naturally. Though researchers have never ...