Beyond Baby Talk: From Speaking to Spelling: A Guide to Language and Literacy Development for Parents and CaregiversFrom "Goo" to Gab — Guiding Your Child to Effective Communication The first five years of a child's life are the most critical for speech and language development, and, as a parent, you are your child's primary language role model. So what are the best ways to help your child develop the all-important skill of communication? Fun, easy, and engaging, this book shows you how! Inside, you'll discover all of the essential steps and checkpoints from birth through age five, tips to help your child progress on schedule, and easy methods to: · Evaluate and monitor your child's language development · Understand and deal with environmental impacts such as television and cultural styles · Recognize the signs of language development problems · And much, much more! |
Contents
| 1 | |
Discovering Your Babys Style | 33 |
Natural Ways | 53 |
Four Preparing for Written Language Setting Your | 76 |
FIVE Reading Writing and Spelling Helping Your | 102 |
six The Influence of Gender and Birth Order | 122 |
sEve N The Influence of Culture on Language | 140 |
Eight The Influence of Media on Language Development | 161 |
NINE Language Development and Child Care | 193 |
TEN Fads Scams and Myths Knowing What | 215 |
Getting Help | 235 |
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Beyond Baby Talk: From Speaking to Spelling: A Guide to Language and ... Kenn Apel, Ph.D.,Julie Masterson, Ph.D. No preview available - 2012 |
Beyond Baby Talk: From Speaking to Spelling: A Guide to Language and ... Kenn Apel, Ph.D.,Julie Masterson, Ph.D. No preview available - 2012 |
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