#10 How have children's language skills been impacted by Covid?
Deep Talk: Advanced English Discussions with Rhiannon ELT
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What Kind of Language and Communication Experiences Did Children Have During Lockdown?
i think the very nature of look down just meant that children weren't out in the world, experiencing the world. And so the language and communication experiences of just being in the world were, well, definitely reduced, if not non existent for some children. But socially, i think that's probably theyre biggest opportunity for language and communication development. There are so many experiences that happen in a day that don'te don't even think about, that suddenly not there. So ther children aren't having an opportunity to practise turntaking, or to practise asking nicely to borrow something or share something. And so socially, s experiences were really lacking during lockdown.
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