Look Maama, I Learned a New Word!
Hello, Mumma, Did you know that the way you talk to me makes my brain grow? Using interesting big words like "humongous" instead of "big" makes a huge difference in my toddler language development. You can help me learn more words and understand language better in these fun ways:
Enhancing My Language Comprehension:
Use Proper Names and Rich Vocabulary
Example: You could say "This is Judah's bear" instead of "This is a bear." After that, you can say, "This is your bear."
Rich Language: To talk about things, use words like "humongous." You should say "Look at that huge tree" instead of "big tree." It is fun to learn and boosts my vocabulary building!
Introduce New Words Through Daily Activities
Outings and Daily Routines: When we go out, you can tell me new words. For example, when we someone making pizza then you can explain the meaning of kneading
Read Aloud: Don’t make the words in books simpler. The pictures and the story help me understand even the hard words.
Encourage Dialogues Over Monologues
Interactive Communication: Talk with me, not just to me. Let’s have conversations where we take turns. This helps my brain grow strong and supports my cognitive development and makes me better at talking.
Build on My Words
Responsive Expansion: If I say “baw” for ball, you can say, “Yes, that’s a ball. It’s an orange ball, see? It’s rolling away!” This helps me learn more words and how to use them, enhancing my language-rich environment.
Embrace Repetition
Reinforcement Through Repetition: Read the same books to me over and over. Name the same objects repeatedly. This helps me remember and understand better, crucial for early childhood education.
Narrate Your Activities
Continuous Narration: Talk about everything we do together. At the grocery store, for example, tell me about the apples, “We are picking apples. Here are red and green ones. Can you help me count them?” This supports language comprehension and interactive communication.
Why These Strategies Matter
Using different and rich words, and talking with me a lot, helps me learn and understand language better. This way, I learn not just more words but also how to use them. It helps my brain grow and gets me ready for more learning as I get older.
When you talk to me this way, Maama, it makes a huge difference. It helps me become a better communicator and makes learning fun and exciting, supporting my toddler language development and overall cognitive development.