Matching Pairs The Role of the Environment in First Language Development – Matching GameOnline version Match concepts with their definitions by Luis Velázquez 1 Caregiver speech (motherese) 2 Cultural practices 3 Input quality 4 Social interaction 5 Family interaction 6 Reading time Children learn language by participating in interactions such as asking questions, answering, and taking turns. Listening to stories and being read to helps children develop vocabulary, imagination, and comprehension skills. Daily conversations with parents help children build vocabulary, practice turn-taking, and learn social communication. Traditions and family routines influence how children communicate and what kinds of language they are exposed to. Adults use simplified, slow, and exaggerated speech to make language easier for children to understand. Rich, clear, and frequent exposure to language supports vocabulary growth and comprehension.
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