Promote Language Development in Schools

To help promote a children’s language development, it is important to talk to the child as much as possible, and make sure that you pronounce and enunciate your words correctly. It is important to talk to the child using correct language (no baby talk), and make conversation engaging. It is also important to listen to the child as well, so they can understand the importance of conversation, and know that it is about speaking and listening.
To promote literacy development, it is important to begin reading at a very early age, and make reading fun and engaging. It is important to help the child to understand that words consist of individual letters and have meaning. Even if a young shild is just looking at the pictures, it reinforces the concept of books and reading, which will eventually turn into literacy development.
Talking to elementary teachers, I have often heard that it is possible to be able to tell the children who were read to and spoken to correctly, versus the children whose parents expected the school to take over that responsibility. To promote early language and literacy, the parents must engage the children often and early, and make it a rewarding, fun experience for the child as much as possible. Positive reinforcement is a major factor in the success of any important skill.