Language Development

Our textbook does a nice job of laying out the foundations of language development. Language can be looked at in two ways, receptive and expressive langauge.

Receptive language - that ways that we recieve communication

Listening and Reading

Expressive language - the ways that we express communication

Speaking and Writing

Children begin communicating with us as soon as they are born, but whether we listen to their communications is another thing. A child's behavior is also their way to communicate a need to us. Listen to young children's needs and their communications are heard.

Language is a fascinating aspect of being human. Watch this series on language acquisition on youtube.

https://youtube.com/devicesupport Links to an external site.