Know the journey of child into learning Speech and Language ...
Speech and Language is not learnt instantly. It takes a year for a child to utter 1 meaningful word after receiving continuous stimulation and interaction with parents. Speech and Language development starts right from the womb. Fetuses can hear things, including speech in the womb. A study done by Dr. Lawrence and team from the University of Kensas, reveals a month before they are born, fetuses can distinguish between someone speaking to them in different languages. “Research suggests that human language development may start really early a few days after birth,” said Utako Minai, associate professor of linguistics and team leader for the study. “Babies a few days old have been shown to be sensitive to the rhythmic differences between languages. Previous studies have demonstrated this by measuring changes in babies’ behavior; for example, by measuring whether babies change the rate of sucking on a pacifier when the speech changes from one language to a different la...