Nature endowed man with a unique ability - speech. Only he, thanks to the special structure of the brain, organs of the larynx and respiration, can it develop. But in the full speech development of a person, the environment plays a huge role.
Newborn needs communication
It may seem strange, but speech begins to develop before the birth of the child: he hears the inner and outer voice of the mother. Therefore, it is very important that this voice carries only a positive beginning - it should be calm and joyful.
In the first weeks of life, the baby, without answering in any way, carefully listens to speech. Then it begins to walk, make short sounds, which are the result of interaction with the outside world and people, later emotionally saturated sounds and babble speaking appear. The attentive attitude on the part of adults to the voice exercises of the newborn helps to shape future sociability and the need to express one’s thoughts. It is important for parents to constantly talk with the baby, thus preparing their vocabulary.
Speech environment
You need to start teaching children how to speak correctly from an early age. Speech opportunities are constantly evolving, so the environment in which the child is located most affects future communication skills. Under the concept of "speech environment" should be understood not only regular communication, but also a wide variety of positive or negative factors that influence the development, including speech, of the child.
Family value
In kindergarten, school, the child enters an artificial speech environment, which is designed to optimally develop speech in accordance with age. But he acquires the main skills in his family, and good speech skills are no exception. Close people serve as a model for its formation. Examples of correct, distinctly sounding speech subsequently help to avoid future speech flaws.
In no case should parents “fake” the language of the children, it is important to strictly monitor their own speech, not to distort the words. The lack of a favorable environment during the development of the child (deafening screams, noise, constant fuss) does not make it possible to clearly and fully perceive the speech around him. There are frequent cases of the appearance of incorrect pronunciation of sounds in children, in the family of which one of the relatives has speech defects.
As a rule, the child’s communication develops correctly and in a timely manner in families where parents devote a lot of time to communication, playing with him, reading or telling tales to the baby, and learning poetry.
The child, like a sponge, absorbs everything, including the words he constantly hears. The culture of speech of others, primarily parents, is of great importance in the formation of the vocabulary.
The development of a child’s speech depends on many factors of the family microenvironment. Psychologists believe that in an incomplete family, communicative development is not fully realized. Lag in the formation of speech can be observed in large families, where on the part of adults less time is devoted to children. Researchers noted the creation of a richer speech environment in families where parents have a high economic status and level of education, are satisfied with their marriage.
The Influence of Slang and Slang
The modern era is characterized by great changes in society, and language is no exception. Lexicographers create special dictionaries that capture the cultural and linguistic situation of recent years. Slang, widespread among young people, jargon impoverishes speech, displacing literary vocabulary from it. Limiting vocabulary, they serve as an obstacle to the creative development of the individual.
