Playing with blocks helps kids develop language skills
If your young child is a "hands-on" type of kids who loves his or her blocks and building materials, those language skills may be under development along with motor skills, according to a study released this week.The study revealed that language scores were about 15 percent higher in the group of kids aged 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 who were sent blocks to play with out of a group of 175 kids.
Parents of each block-supplied child were given instructions on how to help their kids play with the blocks, then each kept copious notes during a four-day study period. After studying the responses from all involved parents, the researchers concluded that 'block play ' stimulates thinking, memory and physical mastery -- all of which are precursors to language construction and expression.
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10-04-2007 @ 4:10PM
Jill said...
Blocks are great for teaching all sorts of concepts. There is above, below, in between, every other, over, under, top, middle, bottom just to name a few. I had the color blocks of various shapes and used them to teach them the colors and shapes also.
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