I have a friend who has a baby girl who i love to death and she's starting to talk a little , the other day i bought a childerens book that i can read to and i try to get her to say certain very easy words like dog or apple, she can gibber gabber and throw in a few words but this is a little before i started but i wanna know is it to early to teach her to say anything without cluttering her little mind lol
2007-03-30 21:07:17 · 14 answers · asked by Travis G 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Never, you can't start too early. Even if they aren't coordinated yet to speak words. Teaching them and reading to them early on will give them a head start and better understanding of it when they are finally able to talk. They will catch on quicker then other babies and that might even benefit them in school.
2007-03-30 21:09:45 · answer #1 · answered by Konjo Nashi Pirate™ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never too early, children at that age can learn a ridiculous amount of new words everyday. They jump from a vocabulary of 5-20 words at 18 months to 150-300 words at 24 months. Read read read till you can't read no more.
2007-03-30 21:21:38 · answer #2 · answered by gnomes31 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By about age 2 most children can say 25-30 words pretty clearly (they know more but usually many are unintellegible to people who don't spend alot of time with the child) and can usually string together short 2-3 word sentences such as "Want cookie" and "No way man"( a favorite of my youngest child at age 2.. I considered killing her older siblings for that one.)
In the 12-15 months after a child turns 2 their vocabulary will grow astonishingly and they will learn to use longer sentences.. Don't push the child to repeat words perfectly for instance a child may say "Tat" instead of cat.. the best way to help is to repeat what they say back to them to correct mispronunciations.. So when they say "Look tat." say "Yes I see the CAT." they will pick up on the correct pronunciation and not become frustrated in thier attempts to communicate..
It's never too early to introduce language to a child, while they may not be able to perfectly pronounce things they will interact and try to communicate verballly from as early as a few months old.. By speaking to them and reading to them you can help expand teir communication skills..
Just don't expect perfect grammar and don't reinforce grammatical errors by using their error back to them such as "See tat" and you reply I see the tat." We all know it's cute when a child mispronounces a word but it does them a disservice to reinforce the error instead pronounce it correctly in your reply without making it a big deal..
It will not clutter her mind to read and help her learn new words.. Children are eager to communicate and the more words they know the easier it is for them to communicate their wishes and thoughts..
2007-03-30 22:33:37 · answer #3 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just read on the net that children usually start to play with words from 1yr onwards, some a few months later, so it may be the case that she has a little catching up to do.
Reading to kids is apparently the BEST for them.
2007-03-30 22:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by caseytopia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never too early! I think it's great you want to read to her! :) You won't go cluttering her mind. LOL Although kids tend to have short attention spans so try to keep your reading sessions between 5 to 15 minutes. But then again all kids are different and she just may love it and you may be stuck reading to her all day which is awesome. ;)
2007-03-30 21:48:53 · answer #5 · answered by meff22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reading is a great way for the little toddler to learn new words. The more you read the better she will be. You will not be cluttering her mind if you are reading age-appropriate material!
2007-03-30 21:12:12 · answer #6 · answered by Matthew K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean she is 2 years old, she should have an expressive vocabulary of 50 words and be starting to put two words together. If that is not the case, have her evaluated by a speech pathologist, who can recommend activities for developing speech and language.
2007-03-31 09:34:15 · answer #7 · answered by boogeywoogy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its never to early alot of parents start reading to their baby's while still baking and these kids are so smart and I have seen on TV spot cards for little ones that help them talk a lot sooner than two
2007-03-30 21:10:45 · answer #8 · answered by Shaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've known kids who have memorized their favorite storybooks at the age of 2, and thus can pretend to read along with you. sounds like your friend's child is a bit behind the curve.
2007-03-30 21:11:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not... I started before 1...
2007-03-30 21:13:45 · answer #10 · answered by farnaz h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋