Relacionar Columnas The Role of the Environment in First Language Development – Matching GameVersión en línea Match concepts with their definitions por Luis Velázquez 1 Caregiver speech (motherese) 2 Reading time 3 Input quality 4 Cultural practices 5 Social interaction 6 Family interaction Daily conversations with parents help children build vocabulary, practice turn-taking, and learn social communication. Adults use simplified, slow, and exaggerated speech to make language easier for children to understand. Traditions and family routines influence how children communicate and what kinds of language they are exposed to. Rich, clear, and frequent exposure to language supports vocabulary growth and comprehension. Children learn language by participating in interactions such as asking questions, answering, and taking turns. Listening to stories and being read to helps children develop vocabulary, imagination, and comprehension skills.