Babies enter a period of rapid language development when they are over 1 year old. Even if he can only speak a few simple words, he can express them clearly and the meaning is very targeted. It’s more interesting when communicating with parents. However, many times babies cannot fully express their thoughts. In fact, 1-2 years old is a critical period for baby's vocabulary development. Babies before 1 year old already have a good language foundation and can also speak some vocabulary. Babies can understand and express many words clearly. The development of baby's vocabulary lays a solid foundation for sentence learning.
Why is 1-2 years old an important period for baby’s vocabulary development?
1. Babies aged 1-1 and a half years old
1. Baby’s understanding of language Comprehension develops rapidly. During this period, babies can understand the meanings of many words, but they can rarely express them.
2. The baby has learned to name common things. My car is called "Cheche", the ball is called "Qiuqiu", the food is called "Fanfan", and the puppy is called " Dog" etc.
3. The baby will continue to speak "baby talk", usually using omitted sounds, substitute sounds and overlapping sounds. For example, calling uncle "Dudu", calling pear "Yiyi", etc. are said using alternative sounds. The baby's vocal organs are also constantly developing and will gradually change to standard pronunciation.
2. Babies aged 1 and a half to 2 years old
1. Their language understanding ability gradually breaks away from the constraints of the specific context and improves their language understanding ability. The baby only knew the meaning of drinking milk when he saw the bottle. At this time, the baby can understand it well without the need for context. No matter in any occasion, as long as drinking milk is mentioned, he can know its meaning.
2. The number and categories of vocabulary that babies can master gradually increase. Research shows that babies learn content words first, and then master function words. Among content words, nouns come first, followed by verbs, and then adjectives. Babies of this age learn the most nouns. The speed at which babies master new words changes with each passing day, and it is a period of "word explosion". Babies can not only learn some new vocabulary consciously, but also master many vocabulary unconsciously. The baby may remember the words he heard before and then express them after a certain period of time. Even adults who take care of the baby every day cannot remember whether the baby has learned such vocabulary. According to psychologists , this is the baby's "delayed imitation".
3. The baby at this stage is in a period where bi-words are the main focus. The bi-words are increasing at an accelerated rate. The baby will say, "Grandpa, hug," "Dad, sit, sit," etc. These words are simple and easy to remember. Sometimes parents will unconsciously use "baby talk" to communicate with their babies. For example, if a mother wants her baby to eat, she will say "baby eats rice," "baby watches the dog," etc. This method of communication is also Cultivate the baby's interest in learning bilingual words.
From this point of view, babies aged 1-2 years are in the stage of rapid vocabulary learning and are constantly expanding their vocabulary.
To ensure that the baby can have good language development during this period, parents need to pay attention to these aspects.
1. The baby's vocabulary develops rapidly at this stage. Do not let the baby accept too much at once to avoid putting pressure on the baby's psychology.
2. The fastest memory for babies is vocabulary related to the surrounding environment. When teaching words to babies, you can start with nouns. Mothers often take their babies to parks, botanical gardens, zoos, etc., and they can teach them to name objects while playing.
3. When communicating with your baby, do not always use "baby talk" and use bilingual names for everything. This is also detrimental to your baby's language learning. When the baby's language develops further, he will have to go back and correct his original wrong expressions.