In the last 3 weeks, information about the three crucial school readiness domains of receptive/ expressive language and speech articulation was provided as a way for parents to feel empowered as well as to support them in digging deeper as to “why” the advice of “talk, sing and read to your baby” is so important. […]
Last week, information about the first crucial school readiness domain, receptive language, or language understanding, was provided as a way for parents to feel empowered and to think more deeply about “why” the advice of “talk, sing and read to your baby” is so important. This week, the focus is on expressive language, or language […]
At a pregnancy center last week, a Moroccan couple came in to request assistance for their fourth baby, due in July. They already had a 2-year old, 3-year old and 7-year old and had arrived from Morocco 4 years ago. The father, whose English was good, explained that he worked as a bus driver for a […]
According to The Urban Child Institute, a baby’s brain at birth “already has about all of the neurons it will ever have,” “doubles in size in the first year, and by age three it has reached 80 percent of its adult volume.” The period from birth to age 3 represents the single most crucial period […]
Providence, R.I., Wins $5 Million to Improve Early Literacy This blog entry from the “Early Years”, one of Education Week’s blogs, follows up nicely on the video I posted yesterday of Sam and my comments about the connection between vocabulary development and literacy skills. Julie Blair writes in the above-linked blog about a program called […]
At nearly 39 months, Sam works hard to expand his vocabulary. He takes in words around him and attempts to use them in his daily interactions with people and in his play. In the example in the video, Sam casually uses the word “hooking” to explain what he is doing to the truck. He uses […]
Study Says Early Home Visits Show School Benefits This article from Education Week’s “Early Years” blog (2/8/13) is spot on. Providing home visits during infancy and then progressively less often until a child enrolls in Head Start or kindergarten serves to teach at-risk parents and new mothers about child development and to give lessons in […]
Baby and Toddler Land 