How do Children learn Language- Early Language Development- Process and Stages of Language Development:

In this article, I will teach you that How do children learn Language- Early Language Development- Processes and Stages of Language Development.

Language Development:

Early Language development is the process by which children come to understand and communicate language during early childhood.

Language development starts with sounds and gestures, then words and sentences. Parents can support language development by talking a lot with their children and responding when their child communicates.

Reading books and sharing stories is good for language development.

Stages of Language Development

Language development can be divided into two categories:

·      Pre-linguistic Language Development

           Linguistic Language Development

  

   How do Children learn Language:

  Stage of Language Development of a child:

For example, a one-and-a-half-year-old child whose stage of language development is “Linguistic Language Development”.

Linguistic Language Development:

Linguistic development occurs at what is called the One Word Stage. It is at this stage that we can properly talk about a child’s expressive language, i.e., the words used to express emotions, feelings, wants, needs, ideas, and so on.

Linguistic language development can be divided into six categories.

1. Early One Word

2. Later One Word

3. Two Word

4. Three Word

5. Four Word and Complex Utterance

This child is at “Later One-word Period” that began around 14-24 months of age.

·      Normally, a child says 20-30 words.

·      Also points to some body parts when asked about them.

·      Child uses one word in place of a whole sentence like “car” to mean, “Let us go in the car!”

Characteristics of Child’s Speech Stage:

Some of his speech stage characteristics are as follows:

·      He can sit when an adult tells him to “sit down.”

·      He says “boo” every time when he wants to drink water. Even though this is not the exact same as the word water, the child is using ‘boo’ in the same manner as an adult would use the word “water”.

·      He says the word “No” and shakes his head.

·      He tries to repeat some words heard in a conversation.

·      He points to people when they are named and identifies objects in a book.

·      He responds when someone is talking to her.

·      He uses one word in place of a whole sentence like “Up” to mean, “Pick me up!