Language acquisition

Ken122014 · July 2015

as a speech language pathologist, my friends often come to me for advice on language acquisition for their LO. I thought I'd share this great article with you all, in case anyone is worried about their toddler's communication or for future use

https://www.pbs.org/parents/expert-tips-advice/2015/07/helping-toddlers-expand-language-skills/#.Vai2DaWayyU.facebook

Beckah31 · July 2015

Awesome article. I teach kindergarten and am constantly harping to parents about the importance of reading to their children. Kids that are read to regally hear about one MILLION more words before age five than their peers. Million. That's a huge difference that I can see in the classroom.
Not only that, children who are read to at earlier ages associate book time with love. So be it at bed time, bath time, nap time or whenever you can- start your babies off right and READ to them!
Even if it's from a novel you've been wanting to read when they are super small infants- they have no idea what words you are using, but they are processing the sounds. So go ahead and pick up that new book you wanted. They start hearing at 16 weeks. Just read it out loud!

BostonBaby1 · July 2015

Thank you! That was a wonderful article! The only thing that I hesitated on was when you should encourage all communication including crying. That one's going to be a hard one for me, but I think all of the other ones are going to be smooth sailing!

CMDD · July 2015

@Beckah31

momotheflyinglemur · July 2015

Thanks for sharing! Great read!

RSB1982 · July 2015

Thanks, I saved this to a Pinterest page so that when the time comes I can refresh myself!

Ken122014 · July 2015

BostonBaby1 said:
Thank you! That was a wonderful article! The only thing that I hesitated on was when you should encourage all communication including crying. That one's going to be a hard one for me, but I think all of the other ones are going to be smooth sailing!

I know. Before grad school, I was all for the cry it out method. Then I started thinking about crying as a form of communication, and would you ignore your LO if they were using words to ask for help or tell you they didn't feel well?? Probably not. Definitely easier said than done though!! I have heard that you learn which cry means what though, and you can encourage the ones that mean they're hungry or have a dirty diaper, Ya know??

Ken122014 · July 2015

Beckah31 said:
Awesome article. I teach kindergarten and am constantly harping to parents about the importance of reading to their children. Kids that are read to regally hear about one MILLION more words before age five than their peers. Million. That's a huge difference that I can see in the classroom.
Not only that, children who are read to at earlier ages associate book time with love. So be it at bed time, bath time, nap time or whenever you can- start your babies off right and READ to them!
Even if it's from a novel you've been wanting to read when they are super small infants- they have no idea what words you are using, but they are processing the sounds. So go ahead and pick up that new book you wanted. They start hearing at 16 weeks. Just read it out loud!

Also great advice! That is definitely my number one advice to my friends. Read and talk all the time. I get annoyed seeing parents at the grocery store with their LOs talking on the phone. Do you know how much language acquisition your child is missing out on right now?!

Ken122014 · July 2015

Suffix these two last posts with this: yes I am a first timer and I don't mean to sound harsh- I am absolutely sure there will be times I'm on the phone when I know I should be focused on my LO!

TomekiaB · July 2015

Love the article. I am a registered dietitian and have worked with speech therapist a lot in rehab units and a lot in a Long Term Acute Care, I always learned a lot (and it's always nice to know someone else understands purees)! I found the conversation about crying interesting, I was actually amazed when we learned in college how many other signs babies actually will show for hunger prior to crying (in my lifecycle nutrition classes). This actually is pretty similiar to what we learned as hunger cues in babies https://kellymom.com/bf/normal/hunger-cues/ it is amazing that they actually express hunger that many ways before crying!

redfallon · July 2015

I have always been one to narrate my life to my dog and cat and it continued with DD. It could be why she talks so much and knows so many words at this point. Also, contrary to the "don't let them watch TV until they are 2" report, I believe that she has learned so much from Sesame Street, Blue's Clues, Peppa Pig, and Daniel Tiger. She knows so many things that I know she didn't learn from me or DH.

bluelily9 · July 2015

I agree @redfallon ! I let my 3 yr old DS watch morning tv (while we all acclimate to the day) & he tells me things from the shows and sings and dances to the songs. There is value. We also talk and read and play outside all the time. Everything with balance. His vocabulary is strong - he gives me a play by play of his day... as its happening:)

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