In seven pages research regarding children and acquiring language skills is discussed with the importance of parental intervention also considered. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.
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b.) Eighteen Months: Two Word Strings c.) Two to Three Years Old: Complex Strings
d.) Three Years Old: Inclusion of Function Words IV. Adult Intervention and Environment a.) "Motherese"
b.) Methods for Increased Learning c.) Visual Cues and Picture Books d.) Additional Adult Interaction
e.) Reading and Storytelling f.) One-to-One Reading V. Conclusion
Research in developmental psychology and linguistics has shown that children, regardless of culture, acquire language in certain stages. The initial stage of babbling in
the first year shows the infant physically testing his own speech sounds and shows early interaction with the world around him. Before the child reaches one year old and for
about the next year, he begins to utter single words strings which describe aspects of his daily life. At eighteen months, children begin to form two word strings and accelerate
their rate of language acquisition at an alarming rate. By the time the child reaches the age of 2 1/2 to 3 years of age, the structure of his language
has expanded to not only include 3 word strings but from 3 to 4 years old also includes complex and embedded strings. Interaction is a key element for the acquisition
of language in children and adults are encouraged to interact with their children from the onset. Many adults use "motherese" when speaking with children and speak in a slower more
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