Estudio comparativo entre el desarrollo manipulativo y gestual en el inicio del lenguaje

Abstract

Objective: The main objective of this study is to show the relation among the motor and linguistic characteristics during child development Methods: A quasi-experimental study was carried out through two-dimensional and three-dimensional images. The child’s gesture, manipulative and oral responses were registered during this study. Results: The results showed evidence that the deictic gesture helps the acquisition of words, being the combination of both a precedent to the expression of two words related to each other. Besides, it was observed that the manipulation of the environment surrounding the child caused an alteration in the elocution of the child. Conclusions: This relationship observed in the stages of child development could have great relevance in child caring, in design of learning or in design of treatments for different pathologies related to motor development and language.