by Brooke Andrews | Jan 15, 2017 | Language Development
Teaching your toddler to talk vs communicate A parent and toddler are in the kitchen: “Say cookie!” “You can say it” “Say cookie!” “Say I want cookie!” Our little guy is now screaming and crying and inconsolable. The thing I want you to realize that is he would if he...
by Brooke Andrews | Jan 6, 2017 | Language Development
Ten common speech and language myths: 1. “Baby talk” will inhibit language development ►False “Baby talk” refers to the high pitched, sing song voice we use when we talk to babies. Also called “motherese” or “infant...
by Brooke Andrews | Jan 4, 2017 | Language Development
The “Wait and See” Approach Waiting to see if your child “outgrows” late talking is called the “wait and see” approach. Although there is some variability when children begin to talk, in general children hit their language milestones at...
by Brooke Andrews | Jan 3, 2017 | Archive: Language and Play
90% of learning in early childhood classroom is through play. What is play? Play is the primary vehicle for social learning in young children. In fact, play is the vehicle children use to learn all academic concepts. This includes number concepts, having...
by Brooke Andrews | Jan 3, 2017 | Language Development
Recommended Reading These are my favorite books related to speech and language by category: Books on Language Development Language Development: How Babies Talk: The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy...
