Teaching to Develop Language Competence for Preschool Children Aged 24–36 Months

Language is a means of communication that serves the living and learning needs of preschool-aged children. It is also a crucial tool that significantly supports the development of cognition, emotions, social skills, and aesthetics in young children. Therefore, language development is an essential component of nurturing, caring for, and educating children in preschools. Currently, teaching to develop language competence for children aged 24–36 months faces numerous difficulties and challenges. Children in this age group begin to form and develop language rapidly; however, their ability to receive and use language remains limited. Many early childhood education institutions have yet to pay adequate attention to creating rich and age-appropriate language environments. Teaching methods are sometimes imposed and fail to stimulate children’s interest or encourage natural communication. In addition, disparities in language development among children are also a matter of concern, requiring teachers to have appropriate expertise and skills for effective support. Using modern scientific research methods such as document analysis, field surveys, interviews, questionnaires, experiments, and data processing, this paper aims to propose several measures to develop language for children aged 24–36 months. These include enhancing phonetics, vocabulary, grammar, and coherent language through teaching activities. This is an urgent issue that contributes to guiding modern and high-quality early childhood education.