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...
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Feb 08, 2008
Malbadeen
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this book relay's in GREAT DETAIL the fact that most babies babble, then imitate, the articulate.
DUH!!!
My favorite part is that each chapter ends with "activities" parents can do to further their child's language development.
My only regret is that I didn't read this in my leisure time while my kids were young enough to benefit, but rather went around blindly interacting with my kids unaware that I might be propelling their language abilities by leaps and bounds if on More...
DUH!!!
My favorite part is that each chapter ends with "activities" parents can do to further their child's language development.
My only regret is that I didn't read this in my leisure time while my kids were young enough to benefit, but rather went around blindly interacting with my kids unaware that I might be propelling their language abilities by leaps and bounds if on More...
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Jul 27, 2011
Seabirdicat
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Interesting book required by my language development class. This is a great book to use for class and presents the information in a comprehensible, readable way. I learned some really fascinating things about children's language abilities that I never knew! The audience of this book is mothers, not linguists, so don't be afraid to pick this one up and read it if you're a mom to be.
Dec 16, 2009
Rachael
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My new standard baby shower gift, but not just for parents - more a "how it happens" than a "how to teach it". The authors are both PhDs AND mothers, so the information is easily accessable, but not dumbed down, with everyday examples of language use as well as descriptions of experiements designed to test specific theories.
Dec 16, 2009
Melissa
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I LOVE this book, which I first read in a linguistics course in college. Babies and language are RAD. This book is neither too geared towards parents nor too scientific, so if doesn't matter if you have kids or you don't, or if you even like children at all.
Oct 21, 2007
Noelani
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Fascinating book about speech development and how it is studied. Fun to compare it to what G is doing and try out the little "experiments" on him.
Apr 24, 2008
great information about typical language development in infants and children in first three years of life.
Sep 14, 2008
Stacie
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Excellent overview of child language development for any curious parents (to-be) out there!
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