Importance Of Language And Communication

Language and communication is one of the most important aspects of education, and everyday life. As future special education teachers we need to understand typical and atypical language development. As SPED teachers we need to know about the how best to help students whose first language is not English. We need to be able to talk to parents and guardians and encourage them to facilitate interactions between themselves, and their children. These interactions can have very positive impacts on language development. There are many different types of language issues that a student with an exceptional learning need can face. Students can face speech sound disorders, language disorders, cognitive communication disorders, fluency disorders, voice

From the child’s first birthday through age two speech and language grows quickly. One year’s olds learn that words have meaning. They are able to point to things that they want and often are able to use one or two syllable sounds. By the age of two the child can say at least fifty words, and can recognize the names of many objects including those in pictures. They are able to understand simple requests and statements. Two year olds talk a lot and are able to name body parts and objects. Not all words are intelligible, and some are made up or combined with real words. Nearing the child’s third birthday they are able to say about one hundred and fifty to two hundred

By the age of three the child is able to learn new words quickly and can follow two-part instructions. They are able to start to use plurals in their language and form short complete sentences. While the child might not be able to speak clearly they can often be understood by their family. During this time why and what are popular questions. When the child reaches four they are able to use longer sentences and can describe an event. They are also able to understand how things are different. They are able to tell the differences between children and adults. By the age of five a child is able to carry on a conversation with another adult. Most of their words can be understood, and they are able to speak in multiple sentences at once. A child will still continue to have language development begun the age of five. The ages of birth to five are the most important for language