PERKEMBANGAN BAHASA PADA ANAK USIA DINI

Language is the most important thing in human life, its presence cannot be separated. Language becomes something of its own need for humans to communicate. Without the language of communication will not run smoothly even can cause chaos. The development of language skills in early childhood is actually intended for children to be able to communicate verbally with the surrounding environment, which includes the family environment, school environment, and the surrounding community environment. It should be noted that the ability of language development in early childhood is very important because the language that will later be used as the basis for a person's ability is also very closely related to the improvement of other abilities that exist in the child. As for what is included in language skills are speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Parents or adults can provide stimulus to the child so that the ability of language development can grow optimally along with the development of his age. Basically, the language skills of the child develop and not necessarily the child can immediately speak fluently and perfectly. The development of language in the child gradually starts from the pre-talk stage until later until the stimulus stage in speaking. In addition, there are also several factors that influence the development of language skills in children. One important role in the process of language development at an early age. A good environment will also have a good impact on the process of acquiring and developing the child's vocabulary, while a bad environment can also have a negative impact on language development skills in children, even a good environment can have adverse effects such as the development of language skills in developing children not in accordance with the development of his age. Keywords: Language, Children, Stage, Development