How Babies Talk


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In their first three years of life, babies face the most complex learning endeavor they will ever undertake as human beings: They learn to talk. Now, as researchers make new forays into the mystery of the development of the human brain, Golinkoff and Hirsh-Pasek, both developmental psychologists and language experts, offer parents a powerfully insightful guidebook to how infants—even while in the womb—begin to learn language. Along the way, the authors provide parents with the latest scientific findings, developmental milestones, and important advice on how to create the most effective learning environments for their children. This book takes readers on a fascinating, vitally important exploration of the dance between nature and nurture, and explains how parents can help their children learn more successfully.




Helping Baby Talk


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Two child language development experts offer parents a pressure-free approach to maximizing their child's speech development. Helping Baby Talk helps teach parents the proper techniques they should use in talking to their children, allowing speech to develop spontaneously.




Help Your Baby Talk


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Help Your Baby Talk includes: * 15 easy-to-follow strategies for having educational "conversations" with babies * A Month-by-Month Baby Development and Activity Guide for the first two years-more than 200 age-appropriate exercises, play songs, and games that grow in complexity to match the baby's development * Advice on how to turn ordinary situations and parental tasks-like feedings and diaper changes-into fun learning opportunities * Watchlists-to help parents know what to expect from their baby at each stage




The Truth About Baby Talk Does It Really Help


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**The Truth About Baby Talk: Does It Really Help?** Curious about the impact of baby talk on your child's development? *The Truth About Baby Talk: Does It Really Help?* is your essential guide to understanding the effects of this common parenting practice. This concise yet comprehensive short read explores both the advantages and limitations of baby talk, offering practical strategies to enhance your child’s language development and emotional connection. Begin your journey with the chapter "What is Baby Talk?" and discover the essence of infant-directed speech. Learn about the distinctive features of baby talk, including its higher pitch and exaggerated intonation, and how it contrasts with adult speech. Explore the benefits of baby talk in detail. "Enhanced Language Development" delves into how baby talk can stimulate vocabulary growth and accelerate language acquisition. "Building Emotional Connection" reveals how this form of communication strengthens the bond between you and your child, fostering a sense of security and trust. Additionally, "Facilitating Social Interaction" discusses how baby talk encourages engagement and helps children develop critical communication skills. However, baby talk is not without its drawbacks. The chapter "Drawbacks of Baby Talk" addresses potential concerns, such as "Delayed Language Development," which explores how overuse of baby talk might impact a child’s language skills. "Miscommunication and Confusion" highlights the challenges that may arise when baby talk overshadows the need for adult speech. To ensure you maximize the benefits while minimizing potential downsides, the book offers "Effective Strategies for Baby Talk." "Using Simplified Language" provides tips on how to communicate clearly without stifling development. "Engaging in Interactive Conversations" emphasizes the importance of dynamic dialogue to boost language skills. "Balancing Baby Talk and Adult Speech" guides you on how to strike the right balance for optimal communication. In the "Conclusion," the book summarizes key insights and reinforces the value of using baby talk thoughtfully and effectively. Perfect for new and seasoned parents alike, this book provides the knowledge you need to make informed choices about how to engage with your child and foster their growth. Order *The Truth About Baby Talk: Does It Really Help?* today and gain a deeper understanding of how to use baby talk to support your child’s development and build a stronger parent-child bond.




Beyond Baby Talk


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Guide your child to effective communication with this fully updated handbook. Language is about so much more than just words, and healthy communication is the foundation of your child’s ability to succeed emotionally, socially, and academically. The first eight years of life are a critical period of language and literacy development, and as a parent, you are your child’s primary role model as he or she begins to acquire speaking, reading, and writing skills. And yet, you may be uncertain of what constitutes typical language progress and of what activities and practices will enhance your child’s learning experiences the most. Fully revised and updated for our modern times, Beyond Baby Talk is here to guide you through the easiest and most engaging ways to instill strong communication skills in your child, and to provide fun for you both along the way. Inside, you’ll find all of the essential steps and checkpoints to help you gauge your child’s progress, as well as easy methods to: • Evaluate and monitor your child’s spoken language development • Enhance your child’s literacy skills for improved spelling, reading, and writing abilities • Understand and navigate environmental influences on language development such as television, texting, and cultural slang • Recognize the signs of language and literacy progress problems—and know when to seek professional help In collaboration with and copyrighted by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) www.asha.org/BeyondBabyTalk




How Myths about Language Affect Education


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How Myths about Language Affect Education: What Every Teacher Should Know clarifies some of the most common misconceptions about language, particularly those that affect teachers and the decisions they make when they teach English language learners. The chapters in this book address myths about language in general, about first and second language acquisition, about language and society, and about language and thinking. Each chapter concludes with activities for teachers that give examples, exercises, or simple questions that relate directly to teachers' everyday dealings with ELLs and language. How Myths about Language Affect Education is not intended to be a complete introduction to linguistics; it does not contain information on phonetics or complex syntactic explanations, and technical jargon is kept to a minimum. The aim of this book is not to settle language issues but rather to highlight popular misconceptions and the ways that they influence debates regarding language and affect language policies in and out of the classroom.




The Intimate Life of Computers


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A feminist perspective on the early history of personal computing, revealing how computers were integrated into the most intimate aspects of family life The Intimate Life of Computers shows how the widespread introduction of home computers in the 1980s was purposefully geared toward helping sustain heteronormative middle-class families by shaping relationships between users. Moving beyond the story of male-dominated computer culture, this book emphasizes the neglected history of the influence of women’s culture and feminist critique on the development of personal computing despite women’s underrepresentation in the industry. Proposing the notion of “companionate computing,” Reem Hilu reimagines the spread of computers into American homes as the history of an interpersonal, romantic, and familial medium. She details the integration of computing into family relationships—from helping couples have better sex and offering thoughtful simulations of masculine seduction to animating cute robot companions and giving voice to dolls that could talk to lonely children—underscoring how these computer applications directly responded to the companionate needs of their users as a way to ease growing pressures on home life. The Intimate Life of Computers is a vital contribution to feminist media history, highlighting how the emergence of personal computing dovetailed with changing gender roles and other social and cultural shifts. Eschewing the emphasis on technologies and institutions typically foregrounded in personal-computer histories, Hilu uncovers the surprising ways that domesticity and family life guided the earlier stages of our all-pervasive digital culture.




How to Raise a Chatterbox


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who likes to chat’. Isn’t that what we all want for our children? A love of language and talking? How to Raise a Chatterbox guides parents through the stages of speech and language development from age 0-5, providing information, strategies, and tips that will help children to learn to talk more easily and more confidently. The book discusses the reasons behind the advice and the research studies that support it so that parents can make an informed decision about which advice they choose to follow. The book includes hundreds of suggestions for games and activities. Parents don’t need to make any more time in their day; they can simply adapt daily activities such as getting dressed, eating meals, travelling in the car etc. Sandy has also included lots of games and activities that they can do with their child to give them an extra boost, if they have the time. Parents don’t need to buy any special materials; she gives suggestions of how household objects and simple toys can be used to make great speech and language activities. A child’s speech and language skills may be developing as parents would expect but they simply want them to be the best they can be before they start school; or parents may feel they are behind in certain areas and would like specific guidance to help them to catch up. This book is for all parents, grandparents and carers of pre-school children who want to make the most of those precious pre-school years that fly by, and that we now know give us the best opportunity to 'Raise a Chatterbox'.




Mind and Body


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