Language Development & Syntax: Week 10 FOL
The way a word is said and the context in which it is used gives a word additional meaning. Music helps a child learn to more effectively communicate and understand the meaning of language. Through musical play children learn the difference and use of loud, soft, fast, slow, etc. These are skills that allow them to more effectively color words to communicate a specific meaning. Music also helps build vocabulary. Not only are the songs we sing exposing children to new words but the words we use to explain movement enhance their descriptive vocabulary. For example, in Kindermusik we don’t just turn, we twirl, whirl, swoop, swish, etc. Music is a fun way to help a child understand the subtle meaning of language.
