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Singing & Movement to support language development
Music & Movement has a profound impact on our lives and often holds a special place in a child’s heart. Singing, in particular is a wonderful tool
that has the ability to greatly contribute to a child’s language development. Below we will be exploring how singing can be a powerful
ally in nurturing your child’s language abilities.
Vocabulary Expansion
Hearing and repeating songs build’s your child’s ear, helping them to understand words,phrases and sentences, adding new words into their vocabulary without even trying. The lyrics of children’s songs often contain rich and varied vocabulary.
Enhanced Listening Skills
Listening is a critical component of language development. Heightened listening skills through singing greatly improves children’s comprehension abilities. As children sing along to a song, they focus on the words and melody, training their ears to discern and differentiate sounds.
Cultivating a Love for Language
When children associate learning such as language with fun and positive emotions, they are more likely to regularly engage with it leading to a lifelong appreciation of words.
Pronunciation
As children sing, they learn to articulate words as they mimic the sound they hear. Clear and precise pronunciation is crucial for effective communication, thus singing improves overall speech dictation and clarity.© 2024 The Wiggles Pty Ltd
Rhythmic Repetition
Singing involves repetitive patterns, helping children to understand and recognise the rhythm of language. Children often imitate the rhythm and musical structure of their mother tongue before they can say the words. The rhythm of singing therefore provides a solid foundation for language acquisition, making it easier for children to grasp patterns of speech and the flow of sentences.
Pronunciation
As children sing, they learn to articulate words as they mimic the sound they hear. Clear and precise pronunciation is crucial for effective communication, thus singing improves overall speech dictation and clarity.
Emotional Expression
Singing and movement is often more than just a fun activity for children. It helps in developing important emotional skills, providing an outlet for emotions and helping them to connect feelings with words.
Memory
The repeated use of the memory muscle is one of the largest benefits of singing. For children to remember rhyming, lyrics and timing their brain is learning to handle numerous tasks and get better at them. Learning songs can therefore improve reading skills and mental agility.
Social Development & Cultural Appreciation
When dancing or singing they naturally begin to work together to achieve a shared goal. Those who are engaged or take part in musical activities often develop stronger social skills.
Tips for singing with your child for language development
- Use lots of actions with your songs, since this encourages your child to imitate.Remember imitation of actions often comes first, with the words coming later
- Make up some songs for house routines. Not only are you teaching language, but also building helpful home routines Make up words to familiar tunes so your songs have more meaning to your child. You can even use their name in the song to personalise it
- Remember to pause. For your child, this will help them learn to anticipate, fill in missing words or actions. For example, ‘Baa, Baa, Black Sheep…
Singing and movement are both great and effective tools for supporting language development in children. By incorporating songs into your child’s everyday routine, it is not only a fun activity but also lays a strong foundation for language development.
So, let the music play and watch your child's language skills flourish
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