The Relationship between Pretend Play and Language Development

WEN Wen

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- The Relationship between Pretend Play and Language Development
- Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation Vol. 23, Issue 6, Pages: 594-599(2025)
- 作者机构：
  
  北京语言大学语言康复学院北京 100083
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- DOI：10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.06.009
  CLC： R493
- Received：04 November 2024，
  
  Online First：17 November 2025，
  
  Published：15 November 2025
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温雯.假装游戏与语言发展的关系[J].中国听力语言康复科学杂志,2025,23(06):594-599.

WEN Wen.The Relationship between Pretend Play and Language Development[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2025,23(06):594-599.
温雯.假装游戏与语言发展的关系[J].中国听力语言康复科学杂志,2025,23(06):594-599. DOI： 10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.06.009.

WEN Wen.The Relationship between Pretend Play and Language Development[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2025,23(06):594-599. DOI： 10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.06.009.

摘要

假装游戏是儿童在童年期主要的活动形式，也是了解和预测儿童发展情况的重要手段。当前，我国针对低龄儿童假装游戏发展的阶段性特点和规律研究，以及假装游戏与语言发展领域的相关研究不足。童年早期为语言发展的重要时期，在此阶段筛查出语言发育迟缓儿童，对于早发现、早干预极为必要。本文在综述假装游戏与语言发展关系的基础上，分析假装游戏应用于语言发育迟缓儿童筛查中的价值、问题、可行性和趋势，为语言发育迟缓儿童的筛查、评估和干预提供新思路。

Abstract

Pretend play is the main form of activity in childhood and an important means to understand and predict children's development. At present

there is little research on the phased characteristics and rules of the development of pretend play and the correlation between pretend play and language development in our country. Early childhood is an important period of language development

and screening children with delayed language development at this stage is extremely necessary for early detection and intervention. Based on an overview of the relationship between pretend play and language development

this paper analyzes the value

problems

feasibility and future work of the application of pretend play in the screening of children with delayed language development

and provides new ideas for the screening

assessment and intervention of children with delayed language development.

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