Consider how quickly a seed transforms from a seed to sprout to a blossoming plant. This is similar to your child’s brain during the first few years of life. During this period, the earlier the introduction of language the better the brain develops capacity for language acquisition and communication. Early language learning experiences affect other areas of development and are critical to a child’s future success. Language is necessary to many other aspects of development, including cognitive, social and psychological development.
Research outcomes show that high levels of family involvement have been found to produce greater language development outcomes in deaf and hard of hearing children. The language enrichment activities on this page are to provide you with suggestions and ideas for fun, engaging ways you and your child can play with the intent to expand your child’s vocabulary during this critical stage of development. We would love to hear your feedback on the activities, and are here to support you as you do these. Feel free to send us a video of you doing an activity with your child, or contact us with comments or questions.
