Wouldn’t watching more content with spoken words make you better at speaking? Same with captions and reading/writing.
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It can help them learn words, but it’s passive consumption. It’s hearing words, not speaking the words yourself. But the general lack of interpersonal interactions stunts their social skills. They’re simply not practicing them if they’re not communicating with other people.
A huge part of communication is what’s not being spoken. Facial expressions are extremely complex and can change the entire meaning of a sentence. Children need to learn to understand it and use it or there will have trouble navigating the adult world.
Take this simple sentence:
Have a good day.
If it’s said happily with a smile, then the person wants you to have a good day.
If it’s just casual the it’s just a general expression, akin to a goodbye.
If you get an annoyed undertone, then the person is looking for a polite way to end the conversation they no longer wish to have.
The screen is no substitute for eye contact, body language and facial expressions.
There is something called ‘co-regulation’ and something called ‘resonance’ which is what happens between our hearts when we we are in contact with one another.
These things make us feel connected and close which humans need to survive. And when our hearts and nervous systems are switched on through resonance, we learn better.
It can help you know more words, but it doesn’t necessarily teach you what those words mean or if there is certain context for those words that will have different associations.
Just like reading a book will make your vocabulary expand, but it doesn’t help you learn pronunciation of unfamiliar words or teach you when to talk like Tolkein and when to talk like the majority of other writers.
The most important skill in communication is knowing how it will be received by others. If you are drafting an email, it could sound harsher than in person and need a rewrite.
You won’t know this if you don’t spend time socializing with others, or at the very least observing others socializing.
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