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How Do Children Learn Language?

First Introduction to Language

Around the fifth or sixth month of gestation, a baby can hear distinctive external sounds from within the womb. A baby's first introduction to language is by hearing the mother engaged in conversation with others, as well as, by listening attentively when the mother speak directly to the fetus.Read more: How Do Children Learn Language? eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5006368_children-learn-language.html#ixzz1XtG9VdmC


Absorb Knowledge

An child's mind has an acute ability to retain knowledge. Children can expand on the native language and even learn multiple languages by listening to audio multi-lingual recordings of routine words. This helps children to stimulate and build cognitive memorizationRead more: How Do Children Learn Language? eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5006368_children-learn-language.html#ixzz1XtGLduVH


School-Aged Language Learners
Educationally, children are further exposed to language by the abundance of reading opportunities presented at school. However, studies have proved that the influence of literature at home also promotes linguistic proficiency. Parents who encourage their children to read out loud at home, are effectively expanding on their child's ability to express themselves.Read more: How Do Children Learn Language? eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5006368_children-learn-language.html#ixzz1XtGUjv7Q

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Today we learned about Stephen Krashen. Steven Krashen is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Southern California. His research concerns second language acqustion (SLA).