How to teach a child to talk? Start learning poetry and pronouncing letters with him. How to do it? Read on...
How to teach a child to speak?
According to early childhood experts, learning to speak at an early age is the most important factor, which determines the entire further development of the child. And how harmonious it will be directly depends on the parents themselves. This is why many today are so eager to teach their child to speak as early as possible. In addition, this is one of the best ways to make your baby’s life even more interesting.
It is important to teach children to correctly express their feelings and emotions at an early age and to construct sentences correctly. Of course, we do not remember how and when we learn to speak ourselves, and therefore it seems that the learning process is always easy and simple. But is this really so? Is it really easy to teach a child to speak?
Only if you have chosen the right method!
The Umnitsa company offers unique early development methods created specifically to teach a child to speak, read, count and be independent. Want to know more? We will tell you how to teach your child to speak words correctly. Choose the best for your children!
Here are several ways to quickly teach a child to speak.
From birth, pay attention to establishing emotional contact with the baby. Catch his gaze, smile, talk. Sing, speak with changes in intonation. Your speech should be clear, correct, varied.
Tell your child about what is happening around him and what you will be doing with him now. At the same time, pause so that the baby can answer you in his own language. Be sure to support the conversation by repeating the child’s sounds or emotionally asking: “Do you really think so?”
Walk purposefully around the house or down the street and tell your baby about various objects. When the baby learns to point his finger at the thing that interests him, your conversations will become longer and more meaningful.
Develop your baby's speech by teaching whole words to read. You can start training both from birth and after 2–3 years. First, show him cards with words, then move on to reading children's books together from the Book Warm-up kits - part 1 and part 2. For active replenishment vocabulary For little ones, we also recommend using the “Talking from the Cradle” program.
Complete the baby's words. For example, he learned to say “Bah” when pointing at a dog. Answer him: “That’s right, it’s a dog, the dog says “Woof.” Actively use animal onomatopoeia, this brings special pleasure to the baby.
Select several objects of the same color and show it to the baby with the words: “Here is a ring, it is blue, here is a cube, it is also blue, and the box is blue. All these things are blue." After studying the basic colors, you can move on to getting to know the shades of colors.
Tell your child poems and sing songs; thanks to their rhythm, the child remembers them perfectly. When the poem has been read many times, give the baby the opportunity to finish the line himself, or finish it deliberately incorrectly so that the baby will correct it.
Use special poem-games: ladushki, magpie-crow, geese-geese, which also develop fine motor skills. All of them, as well as other jokes, counting rhymes, washers, sleepers, and steppers, are included in the “ABC book from the cradle” set. The unique “flip-flip books” that are part of the “Speaking and Reading from the Cradle” system will also be useful for classes.
Speaking of fine motor skills. It has long been proven that finger dexterity and speech development are directly proportional, since neighboring areas of the brain are responsible for them. Therefore, constantly let your baby play with objects of different textures and shapes.
These are useful and fun activities on speech development - the exact answer to the question of how to teach a child to speak. During the learning process, the baby will never be bored, because his favorite pastime now is learning and exploring the world. Communicate with your baby with pleasure, and you will not only teach him to talk, but also establish close emotional contact with your closest little person.
Speech development of a child from 1 to 2.5 years
To make your baby talk, use various stimulants. These can be your emotions, or words from the vocabulary of children and adults. Let's take a closer look at the options for stimulating your baby's speech.
- Positively respond to any child’s attempts to say something new, even if the word didn’t sound perfect.
- Use such syllables and letters: aaa, ga-ga, yes-da, ma, pa, ba.
- IN identify 5 basic words and use them often in speech, or separately. These can be the following words: mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, dog.
- Use imitation words: - sleep - ahh, - eat - yum-yum,
- rain - drip-drip,
- dog - woof-woof,
- goose - ha-ha,
- frog - qua-qua,
- hand over - I'll give it, I'll give it to you,
- supal - bang-bang,
- drum - bam-bam.
- Use words from an adult's vocabulary: grass, dog, watch, watch, etc. The child can repeat them in his own way. For example: tawa, babaka, titiki, mochi. Simplifying words is natural for children aged 1 to 2.5 years.
Remember that learning something new should evoke positive emotions in the child. Play with your baby, often tell him “yes” instead of “no” and soon your child will talk.
Speech therapy poems for children, rhymes for consonant sounds: V, G, T, D, B
Counting books
IN
Sparrows, crows, owls,
Wolves, lions, oxen, cows.
Who can repeat it?
I couldn’t – you should drive!
A steam locomotive flies in the sky,
A carriage floats in the sea,
The wolf walks through the air
Those who don't believe, get out!
Poetry
G
Thunder rumbles, threatens, rumbles -
The thunderstorm wants to scare us!
The sky was blue -
It became menacing, steely...
The hail is beating like peas,
The hail won't let us walk!
But the thunderstorm is farther and quieter,
The thunder is muffled and the sky is clearer...
Lights up in a semicircle
Rainbow - arc over the meadow!
We run out one after another -
We're playing catch-up!
We chatter, we chatter, we cackle,
We jump, we rattle, we roar!
T
The dog Laika is a guest
He brought a big bone.
The husky opened its mouth,
Grabbed the bone and walked
There is a bed under Nastya,
So that the cat cannot reach it.
Dog: crunch and crunch
But suddenly - what sadness! –
Bone stuck in mouth
And it stabs like a nail!
The kitten shouted: “Nast!
Open the dog's mouth!"
Grabbed a bone with his claws
And the guest saved the dog.
Kitten, Kostya, Nastya
Everyone is beaming with happiness!
All day long kitten Vasya
Taught the dog Nastya:
“You know, no one likes greedy people,
Greed, you know, will destroy you!”
T-K
They put the tatka on
Slippers for paws.
Slippers - on Tatka.
There are patches on the slippers.
Posted by Tatka
Slippers in patches.
- Give me some socks!
- Give me some stockings!
Put on your boots
On Tatka's legs!
Put on gloves
On Tatka's little hands!
Throw on a scarf
In a blue flower!
Now everything is all right
At the fashionista Tatka's.
D
Slackers
We walked, wandered,
They tried, they tried,
Noisy, noisy
Without business, without purpose.
Weeks pass
The years have flown by...
Idlers roam
Without business, without purpose...
tease
Greedy, greedy
Ate some chocolate
Ate a grape
Currants - a huge one,
Ate nine videos
Nineteen walkers
Ninety carnations
Ten ships!
B
Robin – Bobin – Barabek
Ate a lamb for lunch
Ate a bull, balyk, beans,
Borscht, broth, pancakes, mushrooms
Apple, watermelon, bananas,
Zucchini and eggplant,
Ate strawberries and lingonberries
Barberry and blueberry,
Ate a loaf, a biscuit, a loaf,
A bun, a sandwich, a bagel!
... Poor Robin says:
- My appetite is small.
I'm not happy with lunch...
Maybe I'm very sick?
Musicians
Drum, button accordion and pipes,
Balalaika, tambourine, tubas.
We play, we beat, we strum,
Let's drum and trumpet!
Speech therapy poems and tongue twisters for consonant sounds: Р, ̕P̕
Helicopter
Getting ready to fly
Rotary-wing helicopter.
No acceleration, no running start:
We untwisted the propeller - and into the sky.
Tram
The tram is thundering
The tram is calling
It rushes quickly along the rails.
It will reach in any direction.
Who wants to go for a ride?
*****
Metro
It's not smart for us to get through
Through the city by metro:
No cars or pedestrians
Crossroads, passages -
The path is laid underground
The fastest and most direct.
Ship
Look:
Vintage ship
With sails
With a long mast,
At the helm there is a helmsman,
The wind is blowing astern.
The wind inflated the sail,
The ship was sailing across the seas.
Trolleybus
Braked
By the sidewalk
Blue trolleybus,
Round headlights.
Pedestrians entered
As soon as the doors opened,
And in passengers
Everyone has turned.
A rocket is flying across the sky.
A carriage is driving along the road.
A cow is grazing in the meadow
The king has a golden crown.
A crow sits on a birch tree.
The gate in the yard is open.
*****
We gave Misha a lesson
With the words: road, threshold,
Crow, magpie, rams,
Sparrow, crucian carp, drums.
Mom and son made it
Compose a story in a week.
Mom told her son:
— Imagine this picture:
Here's the lake. There are crucian carp in it.
Rain is drizzling over the lake.
Chamomiles growing by the road
And fragrant “porridges”.
A cow is walking along the road
He chews aromatic “porridge”.
A ram is walking along the road,
A ram carries a drum.
The sparrow is feasting on the road,
He steals peas and peels.
There is a kennel near the fence,
The mongrel growls at the thief.
The magpie sits on the gate,
He is waiting for his children, calling them
(Soroka cooked porridge,
I haven’t fed the kids yet).
And the pink piglets
(The guys got really crazy)
The water trough was knocked over
And they threw it into the lake for the fish!
The crow flies over them
And he croaks - he scolds them!
Misha taught diligently,
But not very carefully
And this is the picture
It turned out in my son’s story:
"Across the lake like a steamship,
A trough with a ram floats.
This ram is so happy
The horns are beating on the drum!
Crucian carp are walking along the road
(The most important one is in a taxi!).
Cow out of the kennel
Moos to the sparrow: - Great!
Feast, dear, to your health
And drink cow's milk!
A mongrel flies over the threshold
And he barks very diligently.
Piglets sitting on the gate
And they sing a song about magpies:
- Forty forty stole peas,
Forty crows robbed forty.
Sparrow calls crow
To talk to the phone."
Argued, quarreled
Andrey and Gregory:
“I,” says Andrey, “
I'll talk to you quickly!
“And I,” says Gregory, “
I'll beat you quickly!
And Kirill stood nearby,
He looked at them and said:
- We made peace, Andrey, with Grigory!
Grigory, don’t quarrel with Andrey!
Andrey Grigory cannot be talked over,
Don't argue with Grigory Andrey.
I alone can persuade you
I can make peace, make friends!
Tongue Twisters
Wait a minute, construction
Simple construction.
Stand on a simple building,
Stand on an empty building
Stand on empty
Wait for a while,
On an empty, simple building!
Tangerines at Irinka's,
Irinka has tangerines.
Lanterns on the door.
There are lanterns on the door.
Black grouse on a tree,
There is a black grouse on the tree.
Speech therapy poems for consonant sounds: K, G, R, V, M, N
Kitty-kitty, kys-kys-kys,
Did you catch rats today?
The rats went out for a walk.
Kitty, we need to catch them!
We cook porridge every day.
We are not too lazy to eat porridge.
Porridge gives us all the strength
With porridge we will be beautiful.
Geese-geese, ha-ha-ha!
They all drive them out of the yard.
The geese came out onto the lawn.
"Ga-ga-ha!" - they shout at it.
Gosha was walking in the city.
I looked for Gena Gosha there.
Where does his friend Gena live?
Lena said a year ago.
“Rrrr,” the tiger cub growled, “
I met different animals.
But the tiger cubs roar
Best of all the animal guys!”
Rainbow colors sky
Suddenly she painted it boldly.
Joyfully back on the path
Romka and Antoshka are jumping.
Eight Polite Bears
Together we finished all the porridge.
Having scared all the neighbors,
They roared gratefully.
Vasya, Vova and Vitalik
We took a roller with blue paint.
Paint the gate with a roller
Vasya's dad trusted them.
Eight waffles and cheesecakes
Vova will eat with Vasya.
Vasya quickly ate all the waffles.
Vova is unlikely to be happy.
Masha washed her hands with soap,
At the same time I washed the plum.
Masha treated Mila,
Mila smiled sweetly.
Mom, can I go for a walk?
Masha can be waiting for me.
We wanted together with Masha
Draw with chalk with Natasha.
We all need to sleep at night,
To see everything in dreams.
At night Nina-Antonin
Fairy Nile visits.
“Nu-nu-nu,” said Nina, “
It's not nice to call people names.
We all need to listen to mom
And don’t offend Nastyusha.”
Speech therapy poems for consonant sounds: Z-S, D-T, V-F, B-P, Zh-Sh
Zosya went downstairs for a pacifier,
But Zosya didn’t find her nipples.
Zosya can’t sleep,
And Zosya is looking for a pacifier and walking around.
Sasha and Zoya in the garden to pick a plum
They walked holding hands cutely.
Zoya said out loud to Sasha:
“I have never known a more beautiful garden!”
The explosion of fireworks is a strong sound.
The hearing immediately disappears.
Close your ears.
The quieter the sound, the clearer your hearing.
Woodpecker hammering for children
The hollow house has been here for nine days.
The woodpecker's children will be there
Pound holes in the morning.
“I rubbed a rag at home until there were holes,”
Tyoma said to Dima with annoyance,
Here, Dima, look at the holes!
I didn’t finish half of it!”
A woodpecker sits and chisels an oak tree.
The woodpecker is cool in this matter!
A woodpecker teaches children how to chisel.
Woodpecker babies don't call.
Waffles with coffee in the yard –
Frosin breakfast in the spring.
If only I could ask Frosya
Treat everyone to waffles.
I will take the flag in my hands,
I'll wave all the flags.
That's the flag in your hand!
Everyone can see the flag in the distance.
I'll take dates for the trip.
I'll wrap it in foil a little.
Two dates for all of us.
I always eat dates.
The bull walks quickly across the field,
The bull puffs, the bull approaches us.
Petya and I quickly ran.
The bull seems to be running with us.
Borya and Petya went to fight.
Borya wanted to start a shooting.
But Petya took the gun from Bori:
He knew how to fight, Boris - not yet.
A little more than half the beans
Dima gave us a brotherly shower.
We should eat more beans,
We wish we could listen to dad more.
The highway hisses in the heat.
“It’s hot, noisy,” he says,
All the cars are terribly fast
The heat burns the tires."
One step, another step.
Jump and step again with your foot.
I walk briskly and widely.
Walking with desire is so easy.
The beetle was buzzing terribly noisily.
It created a buzzing noise.
I approached the beetle myself.
“Hush, bug!” - told him.
Speech therapy poems for vowel sounds: Y, O, A, I, U, E
Fish swam to fish:
“I was in Crimea yesterday.
Crabs and dolphins in the sea
Relaxing in the open air."
Dima has two cars,
There is also a rubber ball.
If Dima had a trampoline,
He would be completely happy.
The lynx growled at the little lynx:
“Yesterday you teased your little sister,
But you should be friends.
Everyone needs sisters and brothers!”
It's very boring in the yard -
Olya and Tolya are nowhere to be found.
Olya was taken to the sea.
Tolya left with his grandmother.
A steam locomotive was traveling.
He was carrying firewood to the village.
Very often a train
He's bringing something to that village.
“I really want to go to the sea,”
Sonya tells her friend,
I love the Black Sea
Sunbathe and swim to your heart's content."
Asya loves asters very much
And he will grow them.
And then all the asters Asya
It will be given to girls in class.
Grandma bought watermelons
At first there were so many of them.
But Alya quickly ate them all,
I didn't even have time to notice.
The bunny was putting together a jigsaw puzzle
And the raccoon read Dunno.
The hedgehog drew in the album,
Brother fox raven counted.
Blue frost covered everything -
They were left with frost.
Winter-winter has come,
I brought frost with me.
Blue plums hung
They invited us to eat them.
I collect plums in a bowl,
I'm giving Ira and Vika a treat.
Lily and just Lilya -
Just the same name.
Also Rita-Margarita,
Vitalina is Vita.
I have a lot of lessons.
I'll call my sister to help.
Learn lessons together
It doesn't take much time.
The cuckoo has a cuckoo
He says “peek-a-boo” when he’s asleep.
The cuckoo loves the morning,
He would eat the caterpillars in the dish.
Ulyana has a spinning top.
There is a doll, and not just one.
Donald Duck, duckling, there is -
We can't count all the toys.
Barely a soul in a body,
The turtle crawled.
Her step is always measured,
She lives slowly.
Elena likes to be lazy
It's not good for Lena to be lazy.
Lena is ashamed to be lazy,
She needs to forget about laziness.
Every day at the raccoon
There is only one concern:
Find food for yourself
Rinse food in a pond.
Speech therapy poems for consonant sounds: T, D, S, B, P
Three-three, three-three,
Wipe everything with a clean rag.
We remove everything, sweep it.
And then we'll go for a walk.
Aunt Tanya, look,
I ate three cutlets.
And now I’ll have a cake -
Prepare a big dish!
Three kittens played like this
That the toys were lost.
They look here and look there...
“Mom will give it to us!”
To the pipe, doo-doo, doo-doo,
I can blow a song.
I take it twice a day
And I play: “Doo-doo-doo.”
Give the apple two slices:
A slice for me and a slice for Tolka.
I will always share it with a friend.
I've never been greedy!
Dasha, Dina and Darina
They are friends with Danya, friends with Dima.
They go to kindergarten together
Everyone is spending time together.
A magpie flew into the garden.
The gardener is not happy about this.
A magpie can steal plums,
And the plums are amazingly sweet.
Caught forty-seven catfish
Our neighbor is fisherman Ivan.
The whole village told him:
“We’ve never seen so many fish!”
Sonechka asked Sasha:
“How many dryers were there in total?”
Sasha quickly counted
“Seven,” she said confidently.
Grandma was baking pancakes
She called her grandson Borya.
Borya ate pancakes with mushrooms,
And pancakes with lingonberries - for mom.
“Bay-bye, bye-bye,
Hippopotamus, go to sleep" -
Mother hippopotamus sang,
Queen of all swamps.
The lamb has a drum.
Drumming in the morning.
The bull has a balalaika,
Come on, little bull, let's play.
Steamboat on the river,
He swam so smoothly, lightly.
Our ship arrived at the port -
He carries passengers.
Give me a pony ride
Dad brought me to the park in the morning.
Cute pony in a blanket
All the kids are waiting in the park.
The spider wove a web.
The web is like a picture.
He will catch flies in it.
The spider will eat them.
Pure sayings for the sounds Sh, Zh, Ch, Shch
Sha-sha-sha-sha,
Our Tanya is good.
Sho-sho-sho-sho,
And he sings well.
Shu-shu-shu-shu
Sings a song to the baby.
Shi-shi-shi-shi,
Kids love songs.
Zha-zha-zha-zha,
The hedgehog has spines.
Zhi-zhi-zhi-zhi,
But, alas, hedgehogs don’t sew.
Zhu-zhu-zhu-zhu,
The hedgehog doesn't need threads.
Same-same-same
This is a song about a hedgehog.
Cha-cha-cha-cha
A candle is burning on the table.
Cho-cho-cho-cho,
Oh, how hot the candle is.
Chu-chu-chu-chu,
I'll blow on the candle.
Chi-chi-chi-chi,
I'll blow the flame out of the candle.
Right now, right now,
When it rains, I get wet without a raincoat.
I feel, feel, feel,
I'm looking for an umbrella.
More, more,
I will wear a raincoat.
More, more, more,
And still wearing boots.
SONG FOR A BABY
Sha-sha-sha,
Sing with us slowly.
Shu-shu-shu-shu
Let's sing a song to the baby.
Shi-shi-shi,
The reeds sang with us.
Sho-sho-sho,
It turned out well.
Skills colloquial speech They manifest themselves in each child at different times, so there is no need to worry if the baby is not yet talking at 2 years old. There is no single rule on how to teach a child to speak, but several have been developed effective techniques training, using which, for a short time You can help your child talk.
Already in the initial months after birth, babies begin to pronounce their first sounds, at first this is only individual combinations letters, but with the right stimulation, baby babble will soon turn into the conscious pronunciation of entire syllables and words. Speech development in children under one year old consists of studying and memorizing individual objects, as well as repeating everything that adults say, so you can help your baby speak faster by applying the following tips:
- teaching children early age, constantly repeat the names of the main objects - spoon, rattle, doll, etc. Kids quickly remember frequently pronounced names, so you will soon notice that the child understands what you are talking about at the moment, and will also begin to call things in his own way;
- try to repeat the sounds after your newborn, the child will be very glad to have the opportunity to communicate with adults in “his” language, and you can use this experience to your advantage. Having said “gu-gu”, invite your baby to say “go-go”, then “ga-ga”, gradually you will go through all the vowel sounds, and the baby will gain irreplaceable pronunciation experience;
- the development of speech in young children must be accompanied by stimulation fine motor skills, since these two processes are interconnected. The child will be happy to finger the buttons different sizes, sewn to the fabric, will be interested in screw-on lids and plastic molds different types. The main thing is to provide the baby with a variety of textures to study - soft, smooth, rough, warm, cold, etc.;
- The easiest way for young children to learn to pronounce individual syllables is by imitating animal sounds. Now there are a lot of auxiliary materials - these are colorful books with poems, and conversational posters on batteries, and cubes with images of animals, all of this can and should be used from the very birth of the baby. By using teaching materials the baby’s speech development will be intensive and effective;
- for the youngest, the development of speech and the pronunciation of new words can be accompanied by active gestures, because in this case several types of memory are involved, which contributes to faster memorization. For example, saying that it’s cold outside, you can rub your shoulders, when the baby hurts, say that it’s unpleasant for you and cover your eyes with your hands, as when crying, etc. By memorizing phenomena not only auditorily, but also visually, the child will quickly understand what you want from him;
- give up frequent use nipples, permanent use pacifiers renders Negative influence on the formation of the bite, which is why children even at 2 years old may not speak a word;
- Encourage your baby's desire to learn new words, when the child is interested in objects, pointing them out to you with gestures, be sure to clearly name the thing and tell a little about its features. You may not know, but everything that children learn in infancy is stored in their memory, so later your child will surprise you more than once with his knowledge;
- With the help of poems and children's songs, the development of the baby's speech will proceed much faster. A good option is to watch illustrated film adaptations of children's literature or listen to songs from cartoons; in most cases, a visual image of what is sung in the song is shown on the screen, which simultaneously develops all types of memory;
- If the child does not speak yet, speech development can be accelerated by communicating with older children. As practice shows, children repeat after them much more often, so the development of speech in a group occurs faster.
The average child only begins to speak at age 2, but some children master spoken language earlier. Of course, they are not able to pronounce all words properly, but at the same time they communicate quite clearly for an adult. The development of speech in children is a purely individual process, which is not so easy to influence, but it is possible to help the development of the child’s speech apparatus; for this, several effective methods have been developed, which are used both individually and in combination with each other.
Age 2 years – optimal time for active reading and watching videos, but do not engage your child with electronic gadgets, modern means slow down speech development, so they should be replaced paper books and auxiliary materials in the form of cubes and cards with illustrations. Such aids serve not only for the development of speech, they improve visual memory, improve perception new information and contribute to the development of new skills, for example, they allow you to compare and analyze different objects and phenomena.
To improve the speech of young children, it is recommended to follow these tips:
- talk to your child as often as possible, try to involve him in the conversation whenever possible, voice all your actions and ask the baby to tell him what he is doing;
- Read a variety of books to your baby, from children's fairy tales to encyclopedias for kids. It is quite possible that your child will show increased interest in animals, working professions, natural phenomena or other things. By studying interesting moments, the child quickly remembers new words and strives to repeat them, so focusing on a specific topic gives a good result;
- If distortion of words is considered normal for young children, then when starting to talk constantly, the baby must learn to pronounce individual words correctly. Try to call things by normal names, never changing or shortening their names. Having learned the correct pronunciation initially, the child will quickly remember new words and expressions, and he will not have to be relearned later;
- Along with the development of spoken language, young children should develop dialogue skills, i.e. Encourage your child not just to ask, but to answer questions. If the child does not speak at all or makes only isolated sounds, try to communicate with him as often as possible in such a way that he responds. For example, when going out, offer your child a choice - to wear blue tights or red pants, have him name the color of the chosen clothing, even if it’s just a few sounds. Such daily training will lead to the desired result in a couple of weeks;
- If a child can talk, but does not speak for a long time, develop monologue skills. Invite your child to describe a familiar picture, or ask him to tell you what he sees outside the window. For a child to want to communicate, he needs to be interested, to do this, tell him interesting story, come up with an enticing beginning and ask your child to continue the story.
Not a single teacher, even the most experienced one, knows for sure how to teach a child to speak quickly and effortlessly. But what constant training and comprehensive classes give positive effect, is a general scientific fact! Therefore, you should not worry that after months of classes the baby does not speak, it means that the time has simply not come yet. Keep practicing, and soon your efforts will pay off with those long-awaited first words “mom” and “dad”.
To find out how to teach a child to speak, parents often re-read a lot of literature, sign up for consultations with expensive specialists and consult with more experienced friends. Any of these methods gives its results, but most people make a common mistake - they choose a single method they like and follow it to the end, without ultimately understanding why, after six months of lessons, the baby still does not speak?
The fact is that each person is individual, and one technique that suits an older child will not necessarily give good results for a younger one. The best option is to try several different teaching methods to see which one your child likes best. The following training options are in greatest demand:
- Speech development using auditory contact. This method is equally good for babies of several months and for children of 2 years. The meaning is the constant repetition of the same words and sentences. For example, when meeting, be sure to say “hello,” “hello,” or any other greeting. The child will remember the established rules and begin to act similarly. Read books and sing songs to your baby as often as possible, choose a few of your favorite works and be sure to use them at least once a day, even if the baby doesn’t speak yet, he will respond with delight to familiar phrases.
- Training conversational speech using visualization of objects. This method is suitable for teaching young children. From the very cradle you can use soft cubes with drawn animals or products. When showing your child a picture, add its name and brief description. Even when the child does not speak yet, he hears and understands everything, so he will soon begin to repeat the names after you.
- Speech development using the visual-auditory method. At 2 years old, children can already walk independently and can play without adults, so given time you can offer them electronic toys – children's computer, poster with alphabet or smart phone. Such devices name selected objects and allow the baby to repeat the names. Speech development in game form takes place as efficiently as possible, so these additions will bring a lot of benefits.
- Collaborative learning. Speech development with this technique is carried out as quickly as possible, since the learning process covers comprehensive aspects. For parents who do not know how to teach their child to speak, there are special clubs and sections where experienced educators train children’s speaking skills. Classes for young children are conducted both individually and in groups. By the way, group sections give much more effective and high-quality results, since children are more likely to learn new knowledge in a team.
The development of speech in young children is successfully carried out by any of the presented methods, however maximum effect can only be achieved by using all the methods together. Try it different ways transfer information, improve your child’s new skills and develop his memory by starting classes with early months, – already at 2 years old your baby will be able to speak basic words and phrases with ease.
From the very early years You should teach your child to correctly express his emotions and construct sentences correctly. At first glance, it seems that the process will not be difficult, and there will be no difficulties on the way to achieving the goal. However, every child is different and may not start talking right away.
When to teach a child to talk
Eat age periods, which can be used to determine how correctly the child’s speech development is progressing. There are no strictly defined rules. The learning process should begin from birth: the baby should sing songs, tell stories, talk to him while walking. The mother's heart will tell you how to act.
In the period from 6 months to a year, the active formation of brain centers responsible for speech occurs, so increased attention should be paid to communication with the baby.
Between 2 and 3 years speech areas almost completely formed. It is at this time that children begin to freely express their thoughts, speak, and learning should take place as actively as possible. There is no need to worry if there is no sharp increase by this age. The best option is to consult with a specialist, and in the absence of signs of illness or physiological abnormalities, continue to develop the speech apparatus.
Speech norms for children of different ages
Each period of growing up is characterized by certain sounds, words and sentences with which the baby expresses his emotions.
What does a child under 12 months say?
The first sounds from a child can be heard as early as 2 months (in addition to screaming and crying). The baby happily says “-gu” and extends the vowel “-a”. It is important to respond to the baby, to make it clear that communication is important. After a few months, you can hear more complex combinations. It is useful to play music, audiobooks, etc. for him. One year old baby knows about 5-10 words consisting of a couple of syllables.
Speech norms for children 1-1.5 years old
A child's speech becomes more extensive at one year of age and older. His vocabulary is growing every day. He understands well what his parents ask him to do, for example, to go wash his hands, go to bed, etc.
By 18 months, a child can remember up to 20 new words.
The baby likes to learn everything new; he himself is happy if he remembers and reproduces more. Books with three-dimensional pictures that need to be looked at together and asked questions about them help to develop well during this period.
How should children 2-3 years old speak?
At 2 years old, children's vocabulary includes about 70 words, and a year later the baby knows more than 200 new expressions and about 1000 words. In addition, the child already knows how to inflect words into cases and inserts pronouns into sentences. Sound pronunciation is not clear, but by the age of 5 this problem resolves itself.
What should a child say at 3-4 years old?
Beginning with three years old, kids can learn little songs and poems, and solve easy riddles. The baby's speech can be easily understood, even despite errors in the use of gender, number and case.
Vocabulary reaches almost 2,000 words by age 4.
The baby begins to fantasize and invent his own expressions. More adverbs, pronouns, adjectives and numerals appear. The main problems at this age are the rearrangement of syllables, the absence of sounds [r], [l] or [ts].
What children say at 4-5 years old
The speech of children from 4 to 5 years old consists of 3,000 words, not including those “remade” in their own way. The sentences are already saturated with various prepositions and adjectives. Kids cope well with tasks such as describing an object, retelling a short fairy tale, reciting a poem by heart with intonation, and alternating between quiet and loud pronunciation. Most children can count to 10.
Speech of a 6-7 year old child
The speech of children 6 years and older is literate, a small amount grammatical errors. They easily communicate with peers and adults and can easily describe any life situation and objects. Having more than 4,000 words in stock, a child is able to compose an interesting story and come up with a name for it. The main problems in this period include distortion of unfamiliar words and incorrect emphasis.
How to teach speech and develop a child’s speech
Speech development occurs differently in one-year-old children, older children and preschoolers. It is important not only to focus on established standards, but also to take into account individual characteristics child.
How to teach a 1 year old child to speak
Often parents are faced with a situation where a year-old child does not say what is considered the norm for this age. What to do in this case?
- Try to communicate in such a way that he responds. For example, when going for a walk, you can ask what color shoes he likes best. Naturally, the baby will not be able to respond appropriately, but several coherent sounds are also the result.
- Communicate with your baby more often: on a walk, at home, in a store, at a party.
- Voice all your and his actions out loud. This could be cleaning the house, discussing animals, toys.
- Pay attention to reading a lot of books and looking at pictures. You can choose not only fairy tales, but also encyclopedias for children. Perhaps the baby will show interest in animals, insects, climatic phenomena, etc.
- Communicate using correct speech, without abbreviating or distorting words. Talk to your child like an adult.
Don't worry if you can't achieve a positive result. It often happens that a baby is not yet ready at 1 year for full communication.
Speech development of children 2-3 years old
If a child has difficulty communicating or does not speak at all at 2 years old, it is necessary to stimulate his speech.
What can be done:
- Play "alphabet". Children of this age love to repeat letters after adults. It is necessary to pronounce sounds clearly and loudly; this gives certain skills in learning the alphabet.
- Ask questions more often that are difficult to answer unequivocally: “no” or “yes.”
- Repeat those words that are difficult for the baby to cope with, or those where he “swallows” the endings.
- Poems or songs should be selected for any problematic sound. In this case, you need to pronounce each line with the child so that he can see how an adult does it.
- Correct your child every time he tries to replace a complex sound with a simpler one. Most often this happens with the letters “l”, “zh”, “r” and “s”.
- Let them listen to children's songs, watch educational cartoons, introduce them to new people: peers and adults. The baby will develop faster in communication.
There is no need to worry about incorrect pronunciation of the letter “r” at this age. Specialist help will be required if the problem is not resolved by age 6.
Teaching speech to a 4-5 year old child
Speech development for children aged 4 to 5 years should take place through games, exercises and training.
We should not forget about watching together books with pictures. It is necessary that the baby tries to talk as much as possible about the objects he sees. Learning poems and songs by heart helps a lot.
How to develop speech for children 6-7 years old
The main thing in the process of speech development of a 6-year-old child is to form phonemic awareness, teach to isolate words from large sentences, and specific sounds from words. In addition, it is important that children divide at least small words into syllables. This is important not only for speech, but also for the further ability to read carefully and comprehend what is read.
To avoid speech delays, you must do the following:
- Regularly give children the best literary works. Moreover, the child should not just listen to it (if he cannot read), but try to retell it or prepare a skit where he would play the role of the main character.
- Make riddles, give a variety of tasks related to texts or words. For example, this could be the correct arrangement of syllables or words in a sentence. You should carefully monitor mistakes, correct them in time, and regularly repeat what the child has a weak point in.
- Play word games. The simplest and most popular ones involve rearranging letters in reverse side, selection of synonyms. Many children like the game “third wheel”.
- Talk proverbs and sayings with your child. This is considered one of the most effective methods development of the speech apparatus, elimination of defects.
It is best if all problems are resolved before going to 1st grade so that the child does not experience difficulties in reading and writing.
Many parents do everything to ensure that their child’s speech apparatus develops correctly: they re-read mountains of literature, sign up for consultations, and go to children’s centers. The best thing is to try several methods and choose the one that is most suitable for your baby.
Methodology "Letterogram"
The developmental methodology “Literogram” is a real assistant for parents. Based on the program developed by the candidate psychological sciences S. Shishkova, are based on the principles of neuropsychology, speech therapy, and defectology. Designed not only for preschool children who have poor concentration on the material and are restless, but also for teenagers.
The purpose of using the technique is to activate memory and attention, as well as correct all types of speech.
These tasks are carried out through exciting activities included in the program. Mental work alternates with breathing exercises, physical exercise. Shishkova believes that correct breathing helps strengthen the work of brain centers. In total, the program includes 20 classes that require regular implementation.
Shishkova about the “Literogram” method:
Cartoons for child speech development
Watching cartoons is one of the favorite activities of any child. However, even this hobby can be turned into a useful one. There are many cartoons for speech development that will be of great benefit if selected correctly.
At the age of 3 to 5 years, the baby absorbs all the information he sees and hears, so you can replenish his vocabulary through cartoons with colorful characters.
It is worth paying attention to age restrictions. Some educational animated series (“Smeshariki. Pin Code”, “Fixies”) will be of interest to primary school students, but “Mickey Mouse Club” or “Lessons from Aunt Owl” - ideal options for preschoolers.
Games that develop speech in children
To develop speech, you can play with children. If a child likes to make faces and make faces, he will enjoy playing “funny faces.” One of the parents should sit opposite the baby and tell him what is required of him. This could be a request to puff out your cheeks, stick out your tongue, move your jaw in different directions, etc. The main thing is to use as many combinations as possible to use as many facial muscles as possible.
In the “clock” game, the child needs to use his tongue, imagining that it is a clock hand. They should move, changing speed each time, in different directions.
Another version of the game is to invite the baby to pretend to be a giraffe and a mouse. In the first case, the baby should kneel down, raise his hands clenched in his palms, and stretch as high as possible while inhaling. Accordingly, as you exhale, the baby pretends to be a mouse, crouching down, lowering his head, clasping his knees with his hands. It is imperative to observe multiple repetitions.
Well-known pediatrician Evgeny Komarovsky advises parents not to worry if the child does not speak before the age of 2. It is worth sounding the alarm if the child has reached the age of three and cannot correctly express his thoughts or refuses to speak at all.
- You need to talk to your baby without using diminutive suffixes.
- If the baby is silent for a long time, then this will help correct the situation. kindergarten. Some children open up in just such an environment.
- Children need to regularly turn on music, ranging from funny songs from cartoons and fairy tales to classics. All this has positive influence on the perception of speech, sounds, and the world.
- Use any free minute for conversations. You can discuss everything: the color of a car passing on the street, the height of a running dog, vegetation, etc., the main thing is to use a large number of adjectives.
- Constantly ask questions, even if the baby refuses to answer them.
Positive dynamics with regular exercise will definitely be noticeable if the baby is healthy and does not have any physiological abnormalities.
Ushakova’s method for children’s speech development
Learning coherent speech is a long and complex process. The technique of a famous doctor can help parents pedagogical sciences O. Ushakova. The goal of the program is to improve the pronunciation of sounds and improve diction.
The technique is based on small poems, tongue twisters, nursery rhymes and games.
The program involves the use of syntactic, lexical, and phonetic structures in order to accelerate the development of meaningful and coherent speech. It is great for little kids attending kindergarten and schoolchildren. Many speech therapists choose this technique as a basis for correcting speech defects.
Speech development of preschoolers based on Ushakova’s methodology:
Tongue twisters for children's speech development
Tongue twisters are assistants not only in learning your native language, but also in improving your speech apparatus. Moreover, many children prefer tongue twisters rather than poems or songs, which is due to the fascination of their pronunciation and fun. Pronouncing a difficult phrase quickly helps eliminate most problems.
If you correctly structure the process of becoming familiar with tongue twisters, then it will be difficult for the baby to tear yourself away from studying them. He will like not only himself fun activities, but also the opportunity to demonstrate your abilities to friends. You can start with such simple examples as “puppies had their cheeks cleaned with brushes” or “there lived a giraffe who chewed fat.”
There is no need to worry if a child does not speak at an early age, because everyone develops speech skills at different times. There is no single learning rule; parents will have to choose from many options, experiment, and observe the baby’s reaction. Patience and the ability to listen to the baby will lead to a positive result.
Usually the first words in a child’s speech appear after a year of life. By about two years old, children begin to speak very actively, expanding their vocabulary every day. In general, the development of speech has two directions: active, implying the process of speaking, and passive - understanding speech. Passive speech, as a rule, precedes active speech. Up to a certain point, the number of words a child understands far exceeds the number of actively used ones, but often for some children this period is significantly delayed.
There are cases when until the age of 2.5-3 years a child stubbornly remains silent, while developing absolutely normally, and there are children who already recite poems by heart at the age of 1.5 years. Such significant individual differences do not allow us to establish even approximate norms of speech development in children. But if a child understands speech addressed to him, babbles in his own language, and parents create everything necessary for him normal height conditions, sooner or later the baby will certainly speak. True, parents have the power to speed up this process. How? Let's discuss this.
The task of the parents, when playing with the child, is to pronounce all the actions and call objects by their proper names, encourage the baby to ask for them and designate them in words. Without a developed need to communicate with adults, speech cannot be formed, so communicate and play with your child as often as possible. Balls, cubes, figures, and pyramids are perfect for games. However, even despite the constant communication between parents and children, not all children have a successful appearance and development of speech.
What are the causes of delayed speech development in children?
The main reason for delayed speech development in children in our time is the change in socio-cultural living conditions. Most parents, due to being busy at work and tired after work, often do not have time to devote time to their children, as a result of which the child does not receive enough communication. The main source of impressions about the world around us for children is technology such as televisions and tablets, which has an extremely negative effect on the formation of speech in a child.
Although, sitting in front of the TV, the child hears people’s speech, he does not perceive it as addressed to him. Young children do not listen to speech on the screen, and accordingly, for them it is only a background. Kids who are just beginning to get comfortable in the world of speech are not at all indifferent to who pronounces words and how. Not only the pronounced sound is important, but also the facial expressions, attention, and emotional expressiveness of the speaker. This can only be achieved through live communication.
But sometimes delayed speech development in children, on the contrary, happens due to adults, or rather their increased understanding of the baby’s babbling speech. Instead of encouraging the child to name objects correctly, parents often finish the words for him, guessing the slightest desires. Adults understand their child and what he wanted to say with his peek-a-boo, boo-boo, etc., thereby preventing him from learning to speak normally.
In addition, many mothers and fathers even like to use babbling words and expressions when communicating with children, because it is so touching, although in fact it only slows down the formation of human speech. You can only lisp with babies who do not understand the meaning of words spoken by adults. From the age of one, it is extremely undesirable to use such speech in communication with children, because if by the age of 3-4 the child still speaks in childish words, subsequently disturbances may appear in his speech associated with incomplete mastery of sounds, their mixing or replacement. At school, such children have problems with spelling, because they write the way they hear.
A rather serious obstacle to the formation of a child’s speech can be his excessive activity and disobedience. Such children are very active, impulsive, constantly rushing somewhere, restless and do not respond to adults’ comments. Even when protesting against something, they shout or swear as if into emptiness, and not addressing their parents.
A sign of a lack of important connections with adults also manifests itself in the desire to do everything on one's own, without needing someone older as a partner or role model. Children's individual games with objects should certainly take place, but they do not in any way affect speech development, because there is no need for communication and treatment.
Another common problem, exactly the opposite of the previous ones, is the rapid development of speech in a child. Its meaning is that the child pronounces his first words with great anticipation, and, for example, at one or three years old he suddenly begins to speak in expanded sentences, non-childish words, with correct diction.
Such children cause great pride in their parents, because, in their opinion, their child is almost a child prodigy. They begin to work with the baby even more actively, develop his speech, teach him poems and songs, and he understands everything, listens with pleasure and remembers. But it often happens that a little later, such children begin to have problems with sleep, childhood fears and phobias, stuttering appear, and the kids themselves become capricious and lethargic.
This happens because the child’s fragile nervous system cannot cope with the flow of information that has befallen him. It is actually very difficult for him to suddenly change from a baby to an adult who is able to clearly conduct a conversation and remember a large amount of data. Hyperactivity, increased impulsiveness or, conversely, lethargy, nightmares, stuttering - all this indicates fatigue in the baby’s nervous system.
When should you sound the alarm?
Usually, up to three years of age, children who speak only babbling speech prefer not to be exhausted by going to a speech therapist, hoping that the child will speak on his own. But, unfortunately, expectations are not always met, and making up for lost time becomes more difficult. Lack of qualified speech therapy assistance V preschool age leads to a number of speech disorders, which, of course, affects both academic performance and communication with peers, provoking difficulties in adapting to a team and mastering the school curriculum.
The influence of speech underdevelopment on the process of personality development can be significantly weakened if you start classes as early as possible. Help provided at the age of 2.5 to 5 years, when the process of active formation of speech function is underway, has an effect. Speech therapists do not so much correct the child’s speech as direct it in the right direction, inhibiting negative manifestations and developing positive dynamics. The result of the classes should be the correction of speech underdevelopment before the child enters school. The sooner you pay attention to the formation of your baby’s speech, the more effective help will be provided if necessary.
How to help a child speak?
Please note that the described methods will only be suitable for children with normal physical hearing and physical activity but with delayed speech development.
1. Finger massage
The movements of the fingers, which have been improved from generation to generation, are closely related to the development of human speech. Performing with hands more and more fine and difficult work contributed to a gradual increase in the area of motor projection of the hand in the human brain. Thus, the development of hand and speech functions in humans occurred simultaneously. Speech development in a child occurs in approximately the same way.
Scientists studying the activity of children's brains and mental development children write about the significant stimulating effect of hand function. At first, children develop subtle movements of their fingers, then articulation of syllables appears, and subsequently all improvements in speech reactions directly depend on the training of their fingers. This fact must certainly be taken into account when working with children whose speech develops according to their age and with those who have a delay in speech development.
You can train your baby's fingers starting from 6-7 months of age. During this period, light stroking of the hands, bending and straightening of the fingers, and gentle pressure in the direction from the fingertips to the wrist are sufficient. You only need to massage your fingers for a couple of minutes a day, but every day. From about 10 months, you should begin more active training of your child’s fingers. You can use different techniques, the main thing is that as many fingers as possible are involved in the movements and the movements are energetic.
For example, let your child tear paper into small pieces, roll balls of plasticine or play dough (this requires significant effort and uses all fingers), finger small items or cereal (be sure to be under your supervision so that the baby doesn’t put anything in his mouth and choke), string pyramid rings, use a sorter, put objects one inside the other.
From the age of one and a half, the task becomes more complicated, power relations become significant. The child learns to fasten and unfasten buttons on clothes, twist and unscrew caps, play with lacing, tie and untie knots. Excellent finger training is provided by ordinary folk games with fingers: Magpie-crow, Fingers in the forest, This finger wants to sleep, etc.
2. Correct human speech
When talking to a child, do not replace human words with the language of mothers and nannies, do not speak to him in abbreviated terms kach-kach, bo-bo, bi-bi, etc. To develop normal speech, the baby needs to hear the correct words and sounds. When communicating with the baby, pronounce individual words clearly and clearly, trying to attract his attention to their articulation and achieve intelligible pronunciation.
3. Avoiding over-interpretation of the child's slurred speech
Try to pretend that you don’t understand your baby if he communicates with you in autonomous words and not clearly enough. Create a speech task for your child, encouraging him to name the things he needs correctly.
4. Make eye contact with your baby when talking
Children always repeat after adults. When talking to a child, it is important eye contact, the way you pronounce words, your tonality, timbre, articulation. The clearer and clearer your speech is to your baby, the faster he will be able to understand you and speak on his own.
5. Use simple and understandable words
A small child is not able to understand and remember very long and complex phrases and sentences, so when communicating with children it is important to use clear and simple speech. It is advisable to speak in short phrases: bring the ball, put the mug on the table, etc. Simple phrases are easier to remember.
6. Using a slow flow of words
It is difficult for a child to start speaking if he constantly hears the speech of adults, in which it is impossible to single out anything specific due to the rapid flow of words. Try to communicate with your child in a language he understands and say words addressed to him slowly enough to make it easier for him to remember them.
7. Speaking your actions out loud
It is good when, from birth, parents have close contact and constant verbal interaction with their children. Tell your child about all your activities, be it cooking or washing dishes. But don’t get carried away too much, a balance is needed here, since there is a risk that the baby will get used to the constant “background” and will not pay attention to your speech.
8. Reading books
Set aside at least 10 minutes a day to read books to your baby. Choose brightly illustrated books with short texts. You can ask your child questions about what he read, ask him to show the characters with his finger, name them, etc. Keep your children interested in reading and don't refuse to read to them if they bring you a book. Be patient if your child asks to read the same text all the time; as they say, repetition is the mother of learning. When a baby hears the same words and explanations, he will remember them faster and begin to pronounce them first.
9. Listening to children's songs and fairy tales
Children's songs and other musical works are very useful for replenishing a child's vocabulary and developing his auditory attention. Try to alternate between slow and fast melodies. It is very good to listen to songs that can be combined with movements (for example, E. Zheleznova), thus training auditory-motor coordination. It's great if mom or dad has hearing and will sing songs with the child. Children catch the movements of adults’ lips and their facial expressions, which ultimately helps them remember certain words better.
10. Limiting time spent in front of TV and computer
You should not use technology as a means to calm your baby. Screen addiction develops very quickly, and it is also harmful to your eyesight. TV and gadgets teach children not to talk, but to listen and remain silent, which negatively affects the development of speech skills.
11. Stimulation for games with emotional contact
In case of increased impulsiveness of a child and unwillingness to listen to adults, it is useful to stimulate the baby to play games in which there is emotional contact: for example, affectionately pat the baby on the head, call him by name, show “magpie-crow” on your fingers, or play “peek-a-boo” , okay.
The goal is to establish contact with the child to obtain a response. Put dolls to sleep, pet and walk animals, put construction sets together, and try to limit the games that the child can play alone. If the child does not show interest, organize a common game with another person in front of his eyes.
Let's say mom and dad can throw a ball to each other, while being happy and having fun. Surely the baby will want to join or take the place of one of the adults. Games that imitate the sounds of animals, tractors, knocking, etc. are very useful. Such games and activities will distract the child from pointless running around and help develop meaningful communication.
11. Freedom from speech impressions
In case of increased nervousness of the child associated with excessive speech load on the immature nervous system, it is necessary to provide the baby with peace and freedom from unnecessary impressions, especially verbal ones. To prevent a nervous state, it is necessary to walk with your child in the fresh air more often, play outdoor games, stimulate communication with peers and not overload with new information.
Hello, dear readers! Today I propose to talk about how to teach a child to speak, because it is this skill that lays the foundation for the child’s further development.
This article will be in unusual shape. I will share not only personal experience, but also the experience of their friends, as well as the results of scientific research.
“For several months, silence was the enemy in my family. No matter how hard my husband and I tried, no matter how much we read and talked, our little son would not make articulate sounds.
Of course, he smiled and giggled as we chatted, and yes, he grabbed the toy when we asked him to. The brain cells were definitely functioning correctly, but for several months there were simply no words in them.
Maybe we were a little impatient. When the little one was about 8 months old, we were upset, and by 12 months we became worried. And so, we were about to contact our pediatrician when the child said loudly “mom.”
And since then he hasn't stopped talking about everything that bothers him! All those nights that we spent reading books in search of answers to the question: “when should a baby start talking,” it was all in vain...
The truth lay on the surface, but for some reason we did not realize that helping our children acquire language skills can be much easier and more natural than we think, although many defectologists and child psychologists talk about this.
It turns out that those of us who called this process “learning to speak” got it all wrong; the art of communication is much broader than what we teach our children, because usually we just ask them to repeat certain words.”
My friend Julia recently told me this story, and it really made me think and remember how everything happened in our family.
I have always understood the need to create a supportive environment that encourages trust, where successes are celebrated, and where everyone enjoys the process of learning and repeating what they have learned.
Scientists say that active interaction and dialogue with a child will definitely bring positive result. This means that as long as you simply talk to the baby, without requiring her to repeat your words, but simply for the sake of mutual pleasure, to amuse and please, you will do everything right.
Mission: talk by 6 months
It's never too early to start instilling a love of language. I communicated with Roma from three weeks ago and by the month he began to actively and clearly pronounce the cherished “agu”, and by six months he said “Alya” in relation to me, since my husband called me that all the time.
We bought soft fabric books with words and pictures and showed them to the baby regularly. The baby’s brain works from the first days of life, we realized this very quickly and decided not to waste a single day. We tried with all our might to develop our heir, and at the same time we bought more and more “attractions” so that he would not lose interest.
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But after reviewing a wealth of scientific research, we came to an unexpected conclusion: our son had probably begun learning the language before these tactical forays into language immersion.
Recent research from the University of Amsterdam indicates that most children begin to acquire basic language skills (such as intonation) in the womb.
After birth, although the communication skills are there, they may not “press the button” immediately, but rest assured, there are many triggering processes going on in the newborn's brain.
It only takes a few weeks for babies to learn the words they hear every day. But they often don't give us parents any clues that they already know much; their learning happens behind the scenes, says Kathy Hirsch, Ph.D., director of the children's laboratory at Temple University in Ambler, Pennsylvania.
How can we help develop speech skills?
Remember that there is no such thing as “too much talking,” even for babies. Talk often, show creativity(for example, use soft books like we do). Be patient, even if the first words are something incomprehensible.
Watch your intonation
How more words The baby hears it every day, the better. My husband and I made a joint effort to talk to our son as often and as actively as possible. But the family of my friends - Nastya and Sasha - did not work so hard with their daughter Lilya, they did not change their usual communication in the house just for the sake of the baby.
Of course, the couple tried to teach the baby her first words, such as mom and dad, and in the end they realized that what helped her the most was repeating the same word over and over again. “Once, when we were standing in a traffic jam, we heard Lilya clearly say dad and smiled when Sasha turned to her, then we realized that the conversation process had started,” says Nastya.
Experts say that it doesn't matter what words you say, it's how often and with what intonation you say it. Research on this topic is collected in the 1995 book Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experiences of Young American Families.
Scientists have compared the number of words a child hears before age 3 to that child's success later in life. Modern experts agree that the more words our children hear when their brains are most developing, the better.
In a home with children, talking to yourself is not a sign of madness.
It's not as difficult as you might think. In a beautiful way To easily teach a newborn to speak, you can comment out loud on each of your actions. Imagine yourself as a radio announcer, conveying information about your world to the most important listener of all.
You may feel awkward and unusual at first, but think about how many thousands of new words your baby will hear in a few hours. Over time, you will realize that this activity is really useful and the routine will begin to bring you more pleasure, and your baby will learn the language based on your simple everyday experiences.
Get rid of empty talk every year
The older your baby gets, the more new and more complex words you should introduce into his vocabulary. Even if it seems to you that the baby is not yet ready to understand new phrases, try to explain. It is better to spend time communicating with your child than to spend time on a social network.
Show your baby new objects in the house, name them and tell them what they do with them. Don't be afraid of difficult words like microwave or washing machine— show clearly how you use them. Let your child press the buttons in the given order and comment on what is happening at that moment.
What you should pay attention to?
When you ask questions to your baby, try to get a more than one-word answer. Ask again and again: let him learn to give an extensive description and a complete answer. Remain patient, regardless of whether the baby can clearly pronounce sounds, whether he recognizes colors and shapes, know that if this does not happen now, it will definitely happen a little later.
Finally, turn off the TV. Even educational programs are not a substitute for face-to-face communication. The baby should see how your lips move while pronouncing a particular word.
Try to spend time fun and interesting, move from one activity to another. First, play with blocks, then read a fairy tale, then sing a song or recite a rhyme. Involve your baby in household chores, let him help dust and sweep.
Reward even small successes
Of course, learning happens most easily when it is not boring and enjoyable. Even when the baby only learns a new syllable, applaud him with the whole family - this The best way make it clear that he is doing everything right. Sing a duet while humming different words take turns, create a festive atmosphere, let the baby understand that communication is joy, it is a miracle.
Dance when the child manages to connect two or three words into one sentence. Ask open-ended questions such as “What do you see in this picture?” Give your little one time to think, don’t tell him right away, let him form his own opinion, it will be more interesting for both of you.
Always look your baby in the eyes when you talk to him. The more direct and close your interaction is, the happier and more comfortable your baby will feel next to you. Always give your child time to think about his words, do not rush to prompt and correct speech errors.
If you follow all these steps, then over time your child will be able to very actively and comprehensively build logical conclusions.
Pay attention to age norms for speech development
Despite the fact that development, both mental and physical, is individual for each child, there are still certain rates of development characteristic of most children:
- From 0 to 4 months
Mostly cooing and cooing: Babies imitate certain noises and are especially interested in the intonation and sound of your voice.
- From 4 to 7 months
Babbling, in which some letters can be traced: B, D, M sound most clearly first.
- From 7 to 12 months
The syllables Ma, Da, Ba, Pa appear. Words with two syllables typically appear around a child's first birthday.
- 12 to 18 months
The vocabulary is growing exponentially, words consisting of three syllables appear.
- From 18 to 30 months
Small phrases, sentences and much more.
What if there are deviations?
If your child does not speak English by 18 months at least 15 words - contact your pediatrician. The sooner you can notice problems, the easier and faster it will be to deal with them, and the greater the chances of reducing them to zero.