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Activities and Ideas to Enrich Young Children's Language is a parenting handbook to help enrich young children's vocabulary and language. This book has been a labor of love over time. In 1966, my Father wrote the book, Practical Ideas and Activities for Preschool Enrichment Programs, targeting early childhood educators working in the 1964 newly funded Head Start program when President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a "war on Poverty" in his state of the...
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"Children's Language Development" delves into the intricate interplay between parental guidance, vocabulary richness, and the pivotal early stages of communication in a child's linguistic journey. This illuminating book navigates through the multifaceted role of parental input as a cornerstone in shaping a child's language prowess, exploring how the diverse tapestry of vocabulary influences cognitive development. It unravels the significance of early...
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368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Resonating with our most profound life experiences, this book explains why we trust other people and form lifelong bonds, and why we ignore these connections at our peril. Pinker answers crucial questions about human relationships in a digital age, such as: How important is face-to-face interaction as children develop new skills, when adults fall in love, when they negotiate business transactions, and as they age? How did humans evolve such finely-tuned...
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63 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Did you know that there are nearly 7,000 languages spoken around the world? This book introduces you to a wide variety of different languages to start you off on your language-learning journey. Find out where languages come from and where they are spoken. From Arabic to Zulu, Morse code to whale song, this book is packed with language facts and phrases to help you communicate all around the world. It includes: basic vocabulary and short dialogues...
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"Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. A fantasy? A nightmare? This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them into a language to express love and loss, kinship, brotherhood....
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1 volume : illustrations ; 19 cm.
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Young children accustomed to expressing themselves with tantrums, gestures, or simple silence need to learn that using their words is the best way to make their thoughts and feelings heard. This book helps kids learn to express themselves in productive ways.
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