Every child develops at a different rate in an individual
way. The first three years is the
crucial period for the development of speech and language. As language is closely tied to cognitive
development, what happens in the early stages in the of acquisition of speech
and language is crucial for communication competence which is reflected in the
child’s performance in the classroom later on.
A student may be able to understand what is being said to
them, taught or relayed but may have poor or slower reading skills. Oral communication is a two-stage
process. The first, is to encode and
understand the message them to be able to translate into words or sentences
that gain the required meaning. The
second, is to use own knowledge of language for them to articulate into
cohesive based speech.
Cognitive development, it was once believed that very young
children lacked the ability to think or form complex ideas until they learned
language skills. We know that babies are
aware of their surroundings and interested in exploration from the time that
they are born. Babies actively begin to
learn gathering, sorting and processing information from around them, using
this to develop perception and thinking skills.
Young infants understand they have a need but do not know how to
communicate what they want – as with
delayed language acquisition.
Sensory deficit is the harshest of the communication
disorders. The brain has trouble
receiving processing and responding to any external communication or
stimuli. Students can be over sensitive
to their surroundings. Common sounds, smells or colour can cause distress. There is normally a defect in the function of
one or more senses. This can cause a
student to be uncoordinated, constantly bumping into things, unaware of where
their limbs are in relation to space and can be difficult to play and
These difficulties all need recognising and prompting for
all students with disorders so they can develop communicate effectively in
everyday situationsRB1 .
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