The Importance Of Early Language Development

Within the first two years of life, early language development is a major factor. Early language development is the process in which children come to understand and communicate language during early childhood. Early language and communication skills are crucial for children's success in school and beyond. There are important milestones in which a child goes through during the process in its entirety, and it continues even after the first two years. Being that your daughter Skylah is already 7 months, she has taken part in various stages of the development process. Although you may not know it, you as Skylah's parents have contributed to her development of language and it is important that you continue to do so. This is due to the fact that

Knowing that the device is there somewhat forces parents to speak more often, which within itself is beneficial to the child. "A poor four-year-old has heard thirty million fewer words from his parents than a wealthy one has" (Talbot p. 40). This phenomenon is what pushed Mayor Taveras to implement this program, to begin with. An increase in word count stimulates a growth in vocabulary and results in higher I.Q. test scores at age 3 and beyond. Another benefit to the program is that it is not exclusive. It is applicable in English, Spanish, and many other languages. It also makes it possible for anyone regardless of educational background, a chance to still be able to have conversations with their

Since this program is geared towards those of a lower income, it discredits the fact that the schools may be at fault for the child's academic shortcoming. Low-income families may have done their jobs as parents in making sure they spoke with their children, but the schools are to blame for the academics portion. The second disadvantage that is brought to light is the aspect of the word count. Although this is an advantage, it could also be seen as a disadvantage due to the fact that parents could take advantage of the situation. Meaning that there is an emphasis on boosting numbers, but not paying attention to the actual quality of the conversations. The conversations that are being had lack substance due to the fact of high word count.

Nonetheless, I still wanted to bring the program into the conversation to inform you all of it and to hopefully get you interested in joining. Although there are good and bad aspects of it, it doesn't hurt to try. Even if you decide not to do the program, I would still encourage that conversations should be had quite often. As well as encouraging Skylah to speak and identify things. These first couple years of Skylah's life are a period of incredible growth in all areas of development and are crucial to her overall success in school and in