LANGUAGE

DEVELOPMENT
 -IPHY OKOYE -
The process of learning and understanding
meanings of words based on their definition
and communicating.

Definition
2 types of language
-Receptive : the ability to understand information.
-Expressive : the ability to put thoughts into words
and sentences
 Significance

- The foundation for all social

interactions
- Ability to learn at school
- Supports thinking and problem-
solving
 4 STAGES

4.
1. Crying & 2. Bubbling 3. Single-
Telegraphic
Cooing Stage Stage Word Stage
Stage

0 - 6 Months 6 - 8 Months 9 - 18 Months 18 - 36 Months

Baby Talk: How to raise
a human
 Speech Disorder
• Can’t speak clearly
• Frequent pauses
• Repeating sounds -Solution-
Speech-language pathologist
DISORDERS will test and evaluate.
Activities to stimulate
Language Disorders
• Can’t understand concepts
and ideas
• Can’t learn new words
• Can’t answer questions
NEW IDEA  Bilinguals are smarter
& FACT Bilingualism improves brain’s executive
functions.
-Planning Why?
-Problem-solving
Because of the ability to
-Focusing monitor the environment.
-Remembering
 RESERCH
Experiment on Bilinguals and
monolinguals:
Recorded the intensity of their brainstem
response.

Results:
Bilinguals’ brains were more active when a
complex sound was played.
Studied By NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD) in 2012.
SOURCE
 “Bilingual Effects in the Brain.” National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 29 Apr. 2016, https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/bilingual-effects-brain.
 “Language Disorders.” Language Disorders - Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - Golisano
Children's Hospital - University of Rochester Medical Center,
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/childrens-hospital/developmental-disabilities/conditions/language-disord
ers.aspx
.
 BHATTACHARJEE, YUDHIJIT. “Why Bilinguals Are Smarter.” The New York Times , 17 Mar. 2012,
http://www.cabrillo.edu/~ogarcia/Benefits of Bilingualism - NYT.pdf.