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Parenting 101: How Children Learn the Meaning of Words (Part 1) |
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Added:
May 21, 2007,
3:00 PM
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Flash Movie;
44MB
Length: 11 minutes, 9 seconds
Recorded On:
3/22/2007,
7:00PM
Learning a new language can be difficult enough on its own. Now imagine what it must be like for a baby, who has no understanding of the connection between words, objects and people. Yet somehow, by the time a child is two years old, s/he will need to learn approximately 10 words a day to keep up and will have retained around 10,000 words by the age of five. How are children able to do this, especially since words and their meanings are often context-driven and complex?
In this first segment, Dr. Laura Wagner introduces the many challenges facing children as they attempt to understand the meaning of words. The concept of "brute force" learning is explained: the first, highly-inefficient method children use to understand language.
 Parenting 101 is a series offered at the Northwest Library and presented in partnership with the Elizabeth Blackwell Center on a variety of topics of particular interest to parents and the caregivers of children.
To watch/listen to the program on How Children Learn the Meaning of Words (presented by Dr. Laura Wagner), click the above button.
Here are the topics from March, April and May of 2007:
- March 12: Living with Children's Emotions
Strategies to help your child learn to live with the intensity of his or her emotions.
- March 22: How Children Learn the Meaning of Words
Discover how your child learns language and what you can do to facilitate and encourage this important skill.
- April 8: Parenting the High Needs Child
If your child is demanding, strong-willed and energetic and you feel under constant pressure to meet his or her needs, learn some strategies to understand and cope with your situation.
- May 10: Siblings
How to support your children in their interactions with one another.
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