Head Zauche Lauren, Darcy Mahoney Ashley E, Thul Taylor A, Zauche Michael S, Weldon Arianne B, Stapel-Wax Jennifer L
J Pediatr Health Care. 2017 Jul-Aug;31(4):493-503. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2017.01.007.
Language Nutrition, a term created to describe language exposure that is rich in quality and quantity and delivered in the context of social interactions, is crucial for a child's development and is strongly associated with his/her future literacy, academic achievement, and health. However, significant differences in children's early language environments contribute to disparities in their educational and health trajectories. Interventions, including book distribution programs, coaching parents to enrich their child's language environment, and public awareness campaigns, have all been shown to positively influence a child's access to language-rich interactions. Incorporating Language Nutrition coaching and literacy promotion into pediatrics is a promising platform for building the capacity of parents to provide language exposure to their children. By teaching parents both how and why to treat their child as a conversational partner and by modeling such interactions, pediatric health care providers can help parents set their children on a pathway toward literacy, educational success, and health.
语言营养，这一术语用于描述在社交互动背景下质量和数量丰富的语言接触，对儿童发展至关重要，且与他/她未来的读写能力、学业成就和健康密切相关。然而，儿童早期语言环境的显著差异导致了他们教育和健康轨迹的差异。包括图书分发计划、指导家长丰富孩子的语言环境以及开展公众意识运动在内的干预措施，都已被证明能对儿童获得丰富语言互动产生积极影响。将语言营养指导和读写能力提升纳入儿科学是一个很有前景的平台，有助于培养家长为孩子提供语言接触的能力。通过教导家长如何以及为何将孩子视为对话伙伴，并示范此类互动，儿科医疗服务提供者可以帮助家长为孩子铺设通往读写能力、教育成功和健康的道路。
