Language Birth -6 years

Childhood Development expert, Anastasia Moloney, discusses language milestones and some fun and simple activities to help your child learn and grow. … Language development begins with a newborn’s cry and continues as they become active participants in everyday conversation.The next sensitive period that Montessori described was language (birth-6yrs). Language period starts from the first day a baby is born.Even at just few days old,a child begins his journey towards acquiring language by listening and observing others speak in their environment.

As they grow, babies begin to sort out the speech sounds that compose the words of their language. By 6 months of age, most babies recognize the basic sounds of their native language. Children vary in their development of speech and language skills.The critical period hypothesis (CPH) states that the first few years of life constitute the time during which language develops readily and after which (sometime between age 5 and puberty) language acquisition is much more difficult and ultimately less successful.Normal Speech / Language Development. The ability to communicate is important for daily living, including the development of social relationships. … This includes the ability to understand the speech of others (receptive language) and the ability to express thoughts through words and sentences (expressive language).

Language development is how language grows and changes, which continues in adulthood. Many adults are still in the process of growing and changing their capacities for oral and written language, and this can impact how they understand each other and the world around them.