Do you make time to talk directly to your toddler? It’s important for your child's verbal development, since a new study by Stanford University has found that overhearing conversations or watching TV doesn’t help language development as much. The study found that toddlers who were spoken to had more extensive vocabularies and were able to
Do you make time to talk directly to your toddler? It’s important for your child's verbal development, since a new study by Stanford University has found that overhearing conversations or watching TV doesn’t help language development as much. The study found that toddlers who were spoken to had more extensive vocabularies and were able to understand words more quickly than others. Study author Adriana Weisleder explains, “Mere exposure to speech directed to others or on TV is not enough to drive early vocabulary development. Toddlers learn language in the context of meaningful interactions with those around them.” While the study focused on low-income families, researchers say that socioeconomic status doesn’t have to impact children’s language development.
Live Science, 10/22/13
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