Social interaction in the development of oral language in children aged 1-3 years during the pandemic

Abstract

During childhood, social interaction and language development evolve in parallel by building essential elements and foundations for the child’s future. Research shows that language influences memory and contributes to human behavior, however it can favor the development experienced by the infants in other ways, for example, the language skills to understand and express themselves are essential for the development of children, as it makes them not only more capable of participating in socialization, but also of learning from formal classroom instruction and the environment around them. On the other hand, in the school context, kids acquire the ability to interact in a healthy way with the people around them, benefiting from both by learning new words when they are young and by interacting with adults without any problem. The COVID-19 virus pandemic has led us to a recession in all areas by obligating and causing the closure of On-campus educational activities, this is why the following investigation is proposed. The sampling method is based on 50 children who live in several places in Quito. The study of each kid was carried out through the Battelle Development Inventory. The research is descriptive and exploratory in scope. After analyzing the results, it was established that children who have problems in the personal and social areas also have problems in the area of communication. For this, it is concluded that the family environment is important since it is the first socializing and mediating place of language.