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Every child is unique. Children develop different skills and knowledge at their own pace and in different ways. As adults, it is important that we respect and value these different ways and rates of developing and learning.
A child who is not speaking may be actively listening and may need time to process what they are hearing before saying anything. It is important to value listening as well as speaking - non verbal responses from young children are perfectly acceptable. They show that the child has understood the message.
Having fun with the sounds of a language, experimenting with words in rhymes and songs, and saying things over and over again, are all things young children enjoy. When children do these things, they are learning new words, language structures and pronunciation, without even realising it!
While in some cases translating may be necessary in order to put a child at ease, very young children may not understand even if you say it to them in their home language. Young children acquire language naturally, and this is also true for an additional language. Using mime and gesture, showing the children what you want them to do, and encouraging them to join in, are generally more effective ways of communicating meaning. The more English children hear, the more they will be able to produce in the future.
A child who is not speaking may be actively listening and may need time to process what they are hearing before saying anything. It is important to value listening as well as speaking - non verbal responses from young children are perfectly acceptable. They show that the child has understood the message.
Having fun with the sounds of a language, experimenting with words in rhymes and songs, and saying things over and over again, are all things young children enjoy. When children do these things, they are learning new words, language structures and pronunciation, without even realising it!
While in some cases translating may be necessary in order to put a child at ease, very young children may not understand even if you say it to them in their home language. Young children acquire language naturally, and this is also true for an additional language. Using mime and gesture, showing the children what you want them to do, and encouraging them to join in, are generally more effective ways of communicating meaning. The more English children hear, the more they will be able to produce in the future.
HOW TO HELP YOUNG CHILDREN TO LEARN ENGLISH
learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/helping-your-child/how-young-children-learn-english-another-language
WHAT DO YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN?
https://www.ted.com/talks/alison_gopnik_what_do_babies_think?language=en
THE LINGUISTIC GENIUS OF BABIES
https://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_kuhl_the_linguistic_genius_of_babies#t-5905
How talking to babies and young children builds their brains
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/42177/what-parents-can-gain-from-learning-the-science-of-talking-to-kids
learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/helping-your-child/how-young-children-learn-english-another-language
WHAT DO YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN?
https://www.ted.com/talks/alison_gopnik_what_do_babies_think?language=en
THE LINGUISTIC GENIUS OF BABIES
https://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_kuhl_the_linguistic_genius_of_babies#t-5905
How talking to babies and young children builds their brains
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/42177/what-parents-can-gain-from-learning-the-science-of-talking-to-kids