Carole Mugaisi Strategies For Promoting Language Development in Preschoolers, as suggested by Carole Mugaisi Language development is integral to children's overall cognitive growth and can play an invaluable role in building meaningful friendships and interactions among peers. Motivating children to use their language can be challenging, but there are various strategies you can employ to do so effectively. You could try talking to them, reading them, and even making funny noises as part of this approach. 1. Talk to Your Child Talking with children is a great way to help them acquire language. Listening, responding to their sounds (ma, da, and ba), discussing topics of interest, and reading books together help children gain language. Make talking part of your daily routine, for example, at meal times, walks around the neighborhood, and bath time. Varying voices and using silliness may help attract their attention and get them talking back - be wary not to over-praising as...