How is language developed? How do we learn to speak, read, and write the language that we use for communication? From the time we are born (and depending on who you ask, sometimes even before we are born), we all begin to form the basis for what eventually becomes oral and written language. The mother who sings lullabies to her newborn baby is exposing him or her to oral language. A parent who reads bedtime stories to their toddler is modeling reading. The kinder child who sees his parent reading a newspaper, cooking from a recipe, or putting together the elementary child's first bicycle sees their parent using reading to accomplish these things. Hearing the spoken language, seeing reading put into use, experiencing language often and every day lays the groundwork for what will become the basis for reading and language.
When is comes to language development, the more life experience, the better the development. The saying, Practice makes Perfect" is very true. Read, read, read!
When is comes to language development, the more life experience, the better the development. The saying, Practice makes Perfect" is very true. Read, read, read!