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