Discussion for Thursday (9/24) and Monday (9/28)
A child's brain is amazing. It is a learning machine where development depends on the loving responses they receive. There's a good chunk in the article on Language Development and how children learn sooner than we think.
The First Year: A baby's brain needs love to develop.
National Geographic Magazine
A well timed loving caress promotes language development. Responding to your child's babbling with a touch or caress is a way to "Serve and Return." Po Bronson's and Ashley Merryman's book, Nurture Shock, has an incredible chapter on Language Development called "Why Hannah Talks and Alyssa Doesn't". This is not to be missed, see the hand out in class.
Talking Toddlers: Seven Tips to Help Develop Language Skills
By Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
(Every semester I post these articles, it's worth the read.)
Consider This:
What can you do begin to do to help your child acquire more language?
Extras:
From Birth, Engage Your Child With Talk
A child's brain is amazing. It is a learning machine where development depends on the loving responses they receive. There's a good chunk in the article on Language Development and how children learn sooner than we think.
The First Year: A baby's brain needs love to develop.
National Geographic Magazine
A well timed loving caress promotes language development. Responding to your child's babbling with a touch or caress is a way to "Serve and Return." Po Bronson's and Ashley Merryman's book, Nurture Shock, has an incredible chapter on Language Development called "Why Hannah Talks and Alyssa Doesn't". This is not to be missed, see the hand out in class.
Talking Toddlers: Seven Tips to Help Develop Language Skills
By Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
(Every semester I post these articles, it's worth the read.)
Consider This:
What can you do begin to do to help your child acquire more language?
Extras:
From Birth, Engage Your Child With Talk
All Joy and No Fun, by Jennifer Senior Book Discussion
This
week we will discuss Chapter 2 on Marriage,
at 9:40 in the morning classes (on Thursday, 9/24 and Monday, 9/28), and
1:00 in the afternoon class
(Thursday, 9/17). This is a long chapter, so try your best to get started sooner.
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