In the process of baby's growth, there are many critical periods of development that should not be missed. At present, it has been pointed out that the synaptic connection in the baby's brain reaches its peak before the age of 3, and the high point of language development appears at 1 1 month. Therefore, parents should master the critical period of development and give their babies enough language stimulation!
Provide language stimulation as soon as possible.
Many parents don't start to provide cognitive learning materials until the baby 1 year old, but mainly focus on life care. However, related research shows that when their baby is 1 1 month old, language development has reached its peak. Therefore, it is necessary to master this stage with the highest learning efficiency and provide language stimulation to the baby as soon as possible.
Dr Tietzel believes that the main ways babies learn to speak are "listening" and "imitating". Most of them learn from the environment and further learn to use words and sentences, and reading and language are important media for their future learning and growth. Therefore, effectively mastering the critical period of language and giving your baby rich stimulation will be of great help to your baby's future study.
Tips: Is bilingual learning feasible?
Bilingual learning is a topic that many parents are very concerned about. Dr Tietzel said that learning is a baby's instinct. As long as parents don't have two languages in the same sentence at the same time, the baby won't be confused. Although a baby may start to speak because he receives information from two languages at the same time, he learns more. A recent study found that babies learn three languages since childhood, and the number of words in the first language is as much as that in the first language, which means that learning the second language will not affect the learning of the first language.
Learning is a natural instinct.
Dr Tietzel emphasized that for babies, everything is new, and all sensory contact is learning. Therefore, learning is a baby's natural instinct, just like playing, full of fun. What parents should do is to provide rich and varied stimuli for their babies to learn fully, without requiring them to show their learning results immediately.
Some parents put pressure on their babies when they study. Dr. Tietzel said that learning a language early will be of great help to their future study, but it will reduce their future stress. Because for a young baby, he is naturally learning. From birth, he will know the world through sensory contact without feeling any pressure.
Understand the world through the senses
Babies always learn through their senses, that is, sight, hearing, taste, touch and kinesthetic, which is why when they get a new toy, they often play it in their hands and put it in their mouths. So Dr. Titzer also hopes that parents can grasp this principle. When providing language to stimulate learning, in addition to providing word cards, they must also let the baby associate the pronunciation with the font by voice, and further show pictures or objects of words for the baby to touch and smell.
Tip: Parents' company is very important.
When a baby learns a language, the most precious thing is the process of parent-child interaction. However, many parents are always busy with their work, hoping to choose suitable teaching materials so that their babies can learn effectively by themselves. In this regard, Dr. Tietzel said that no matter what the baby learns, the company of parents is very important. No matter how scientific the teaching aid is, it is not as effective as the "teaching aid" of parents.
Three "W's" in Language Learning
When: When will it start?
It can start after the baby is 2 ~ 3 months old and the line of sight can track the object. Give 5 ~ 10 minutes of language learning time each time, and accumulate at least 1 hour of learning time every day.
How: how to guide
Take "Apple" for example. Mother can let the baby look at the word card of "Apple" and pronounce it correctly at the same time. After repeating it 2 ~ 3 times, she can give the baby a real apple, repeat the pronunciation again and let the baby play with the apple.
The most common body part is usually the beginning of a baby's literacy. Dr Tietzel said that when the baby touches his hair, he can seize the opportunity to say "hair" to the baby. If there is paper next to it, he should write it down, point from left to right, make the correct sound, and hold the baby's hand to touch his hair.
What: What materials are provided?
The language learning materials we provide must be something that the baby is interested in and can come into contact with in life. Language learning should be carried out in life. When a baby comes into contact with something, he can provide opportunities for language learning in various ways. For example, after learning some words, you can play a simple game of matching or finding words with your baby. Articles and cards can be put together. Please select the card that matches the item. Or let the baby imitate his mother's movements, touch his hair first, and then find out the word card of "hair"