The relation between motor development and language acquisition during the first year of life. Prevention and Early Intervention Cover Image

Relația dintre dezvoltarea motorie și achiziția limbajului în primul an de viață. Prevenție și intervenție timpurie
The relation between motor development and language acquisition during the first year of life. Prevention and Early Intervention

Author(s): Laura Mărginean, Carolina Bodea-Haţegan
Subject(s): Applied Linguistics, Cognitive linguistics, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Asociația Specialiștilor în Terapia Tulburărilor de Limbaj din România
Keywords: motor development; language development; early intervention; prevention; developmental coordination disorders; dyspraxia;

Summary/Abstract: This article tries to establish the main common lines of motor and language development during the first year of life. The need to see this relation during the first year of life is of extreme importance mainly for preparing and delivering prevention programs as well as early intervention programs in both areas, in motor and in language areas. Concrete correlations between motor and language development are discussed, among these we can mention: the correlation between rhythmic arms movement and babbling development with a peak of manifestation around 28 weeks of life; the correlation between object displacement during play and the first spoken words, a correlation materialized around 12 months; the correlation between recognition gestures and verbal comprehension, a correlation developed during 9- 13 months of life. Signaling signs for directing parents` and therapists` attention are also listed, as well as short descriptions of the main diagnostic contexts in which the relation between motor and language development is to be underlined as a key point for diagnosis and intervention, even in early stages.

  • Issue Year: VIII/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 4-11
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian