Parents are particularly concerned about when the baby's English enlightenment begins, and it is also the idea of many parents not to let their children lose at the starting line. With the development of society, mastering a foreign language has a good effect on children's life, and the baby's English enlightenment has become a concern of parents. When will the baby's English enlightenment begin?

When did the baby's English enlightenment begin? When should the baby's English enlightenment begin?

For a long time, there have been different opinions about the best age to start English enlightenment.

Now, the most recognized thing is that the earlier the enlightenment, the better, and the best prenatal education should begin.

There are two reasons:

First, the American Brain Science Research Center pointed out that every newborn baby can distinguish the pronunciation of all languages in the world, but this ability will drop sharply after six months.

Before the age of one, if a child has not heard the pronunciation of a certain language, then at the age of one, TA may lose the ability to distinguish the nuances of the pronunciation of this language. At the same time, children's vocal organs are very soft, and vocal cords, lips and tongues and other motor nerves have great plasticity; However, with the increase of age, the children's pronunciation organs gradually tend to be stereotyped. Therefore, when children begin to learn different languages in early childhood, their pronunciation organs will naturally adjust their shapes to match the pronunciation of these languages, so as to master pronunciation skills and form correct pronunciation.

Second, after the age of three, children will receive English enlightenment. Because their Chinese expression is already very good, such children often refuse to speak English, mainly because their emotional filters have begun to exclude new cultures and languages.

There are also some people who think that children should not start English enlightenment before the age of 3.

Gai Zhaoquan, the author of Being the Best English Learning Planner for Children, used his scientific experiments to show that the only way for children under two years old to learn is parent-child communication and interaction, while watching videos and listening to audio is ineffective.

According to Montessori theory, 0-6 years old is the best time for children to learn language and writing, so I think it is not too late to start English enlightenment before 6 years old.

* Note: The best period of enlightenment here refers to the age when children are taught English in a planned and systematic way.

The best age for English enlightenment is when children can basically express themselves freely in Chinese. At this time, children can almost completely understand the language of adults and can communicate with adults without obstacles. It doesn't matter if the pronunciation is not clear enough, or if the pronunciation of individual words is inaccurate. It can be expressed through basic sentence patterns, which shows that children have certain understanding and logical thinking ability.

Every child has a different degree of language development. For example, some girls can express fluently when they are one and a half years old, and can communicate well with adults, while some boys, such as You Zijun, can only speak simple words when they are two years old, but can't communicate well with adults. Therefore, parents should judge the starting time according to their children's situation. If the child develops early, it can start earlier, and if it develops late, it can be postponed appropriately.

Generally speaking, most children aged two and a half to three can start. Children around the age of three have far more understanding, concentration and acceptance than babies. When they start to study regularly at this age, the learning efficiency and parent-child interaction will be better and it will be easier to stick to it. Some experiments show that if you start learning a second language too early, it may cause children's language confusion and speak late.

What should parents do before starting regular English enlightenment?

When children are young, they can listen to more children's songs and nursery rhymes as background music, which is what everyone often says. These can not only arouse children's interest, but also exercise the ear's ability to distinguish sounds, and have a basic concept of English rhythm and rhyme.

You can also choose to read some simple comics or picture books, and the amount does not need to be too large. These are only the initial establishment of children's basic understanding of language, and they begin to get familiar with and accept it.

When did the baby's English enlightenment begin? Our suggestion is that the earlier the learning effect, the better the effect, and the best effect starts from 0-6 years old.

Because children's language learning ability is the best in this period, it is the key period of children's language development, and they have incomparable advantages in phonetic discrimination, phonetic imitation, vocabulary absorption and so on. Grasping this period will get twice the result with half the effort. With the growth of age, this ability will become weaker and weaker. Therefore, 0-6 years old is also called "the sensitive period of language enlightenment" or "the golden period". 0-3 years old is the preparation period for learning a language, and 3-6 years old is the key period for language development. From the age of 7, children's ability to master and learn languages began to plummet.

At this stage, children have not yet formed "language self-esteem". They don't care whether the pronunciation is correct or not, whether the lyrics convey their own meaning and so on. And they are less secretive and more confident, which is what we often say.

Moreover, before the age of 6, the language is not particularly strong, and it is easier to accept and be "arranged". The older the child, the more independent he is. Many children will feel naive and unwilling to learn their favorite enlightenment cartoons and nursery rhymes, so English enlightenment will be more difficult.

English is a language, and there is no shortcut to learning. As a compulsory subject, of course, the earlier you learn, the more advantages you have. Make full use of the kindergarten time, lay a good foundation of English and get enlightenment. When children go to primary school, they don't have to focus on English, so they can spend more time on other subjects such as mathematics and Chinese.

Interest is the best teacher. In the initial stage, it is most important to cultivate children's interest in English. Yi Bei Le E-Babies specially designed six interesting theme courses for 2-3-year-old children's cognitive level, so that children can enjoy learning with their peers in their favorite situations and interesting English environment. Cognitive ability enlightenment: language cognitive enlightenment, self-cognitive enlightenment and natural cognitive enlightenment.

So what can parents do:

1, language sense enlightenment makes children like language. First of all, of course, we must establish language goodwill, that is, language sense enlightenment, and we can choose to start with nursery rhymes full of rhythm and rhythm. The language of children's songs is short, rhyming, repetitive and catchy. The simple story structure allows children to understand the story in the process of learning to sing, form a basic understanding of causality and development order, and form a preliminary reading ability.

2. Interesting reading Choose theme picture books that children are interested in to provide children with a rich and interesting reading environment. The improvement of English reading interest often results in twice the result with half the effort.

3, parent-child * * * Reading English enlightenment especially needs the participation of parents. In the process of reading, actively interact with children, give them encouragement and affirmation, and improve their self-confidence in learning foreign languages. Children's interest in reading is naturally not bad.

Those children who have been enlightened in time since childhood and have good English skills can not only learn more knowledge, but also cultivate their interest and habits in learning English. More importantly, they saw a different world and felt a different way of thinking. This kind of knowledge and model is rooted in their hearts since childhood, and they can embrace a wider world when they grow up.

English enlightenment is a cumulative process. Even if it is started in time, it will not be effective to fish for three days and dry the net for two days. Parents still need to make special efforts to create a family learning atmosphere and guide their children to listen, talk and practice more.