The foundation of the learning and knowledge process lies in the development of language and mathematics.
a. Language enables us to express ideas, thoughts, and feelings both orally and in writing. This is achieved through vocabulary acquisition.
Language as a skill develops through consistent practice. Adults play a crucial role in creating opportunities for children to enhance their oral language, such as engaging in conversations, sharing stories, reading books, singing songs, and more.
The expected development of language, based on the child's age, is as follows:
- Age 18 months: 20 words
- Age 3 years: 200 words
- Age 5 years: 2,000 words
- Age 6 years: 6,000 words
It is anticipated that adults have a minimum vocabulary of 25,000 words and can recognize up to 50,000.
Expanding vocabulary improves reading comprehension and writing skills. To achieve basic communication in a foreign language, it is necessary to learn at least 300 to 600 words.
b. Mathematics develops through the acquisition of mental calculation skills, enabling quantitative analysis of results while enhancing mental agility, concentration, and memory. The development of these skills relies on long-term memory to encode, store, and retrieve information indefinitely.
A student's learning is assessed based on the information they remember and can apply.
