Why do people nowadays have to teach their babies early? Suhomlinski, a famous educator in the former Soviet Union, once said: "Language is the foundation of intellectual development and the treasure house of all knowledge." Therefore, no matter how young a child is, he should be taught his language, and a child with a well-developed language often has a strong thirst for knowledge, a wide range of knowledge and a good intellectual development. So how to cultivate children's language development ability? Let me introduce it to you.
First, the stage of children's language development
The development of children's language includes two aspects: one is the understanding of language, and the other is the language spoken voluntarily. Children usually understand language before they speak. However, children are not born with languages that can develop naturally. Wolf children who grew up with wolves can only howl at the age of seven, so it is difficult to develop their language. Children who grow up in an unattended environment also have poor language skills. Psychologists have found that 0-7 years old is a critical period for children's language development. Without timely stimulation and training, language barriers are most likely to occur during this period, which will affect their psychological development in the future.
Swiss scholar Dogott Elazem concluded through investigation that 4 years old is the best age to cultivate children's language thinking. He summed up children's language thinking process as follows: If a baby of 1 1 can speak three words, then a baby of 1 can remember 26 words, and a baby of 4 to 4 years old can already speak 920 to 1240 words. Therefore, in order to make children have a good eloquence in the future, both parents and relatives should pay attention to the cultivation of language thinking in their childhood, especially when they are 4 years old, and consciously talk to their children more.
Second, how to cultivate children's language ability
1. Provide more opportunities to talk with children.
Don't worry about children not understanding. In fact, children's acceptance is beyond the imagination of adults, and they will naturally understand (except for special abstract terms), as American linguist Chomsky said: "Babies don't learn languages only by memory like adults. They store the language they hear in their latent consciousness, analyze and recognize the language like an advanced computer, and then master and display it brilliantly. "
2. Try to use standard language.
Parents and children should pay attention to the correctness of pronunciation and intonation and the standardization of language. Try to talk to your child in standard Mandarin and try to use standardized language for your child, which will be of great help to his future development of generalization ability. Parents should try not to use "children's language" when talking to their children. If they point at the puppy, they should teach him to say "dog" instead of "children's language" such as "dog barking". When a child says "children's language", don't repeat it. Teach him a formal name in a soft tone, and don't cater to the child, so as not to limit the development of his language and thinking ability. Parents should use words as accurately as possible, such as "a car", "a tree", "a leaf" and "a flower".
3. To broaden children's horizons and enrich their lives.
Life is the source of language. Without a rich life, there can be no rich language. Language is not empty, it represents certain contents, which can only be obtained when children actively communicate with the surrounding environment and get in touch with specific things. Children have a rich life, broad horizons and a wide range of knowledge, and have a lot to say, and vice versa. Compared with children living in remote mountainous areas, children living in cities have a world of difference in their oral ability. Parents can arrange various activities to expose their children to all kinds of things. For example, take children out for a walk, enjoy the beauty of nature and urban buildings, understand the changes in the surrounding environment, observe people's activities, visit some museums and exhibitions, and watch some suitable movies and TVs ... Parents should keep talking with their children in these activities, enlighten and inspire them, so that they can constantly discover new things, increase their knowledge, broaden their horizons, and also have something to say.
4. Create a good language environment
Children like imitation very much and are good at it. Imitation is an important foundation for children to learn spoken English. Children will imitate the accurate and beautiful language of adults; Similarly, defective language will be completely accepted. In daily life, we often find some children's pronunciations and expressions. Even the tone, intonation and speed of speech are exactly the same as those of the adults around him. Therefore, it is absolutely important to create a good language environment for children. Parents must attach importance to their own language cultivation, provide a good language paradigm for their children, and consciously guide their children to imitate their own normative language. At present, kindergarten teachers talk to their children in standard Mandarin, and more and more parents begin to use Mandarin, which is very good. No matter what dialect you use or Mandarin, it is important to pronounce clearly. Children aged 2-3 often confuse some pronunciations, such as "Brother" as "Duoduo", "Grandpa" as "Waidong" and "Teacher" as "Laoxi". Although the pronunciation of this "doll cavity" is lovely, it is not correct. Parents should pay attention to correct guidance and let their children correct this pronunciation.
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