RE-RELEASE: Becoming Brilliant – Interview with Prof. Roberta Golinkoff
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The Quality of the Communication Matters More Than the Quantity of the Words
Children from high income families have been exposed to about 30 million more words than children from low income families. The quality of the communicative exchange mattered more for where children landed in each of these language levels, according to a new study. So what does that mean? Do parents have to like, think every time they open their mouths with their kids? No, run with your kids. Explain things, respond to their queries, answer them and ask them what else they want to know. By means, you know, tell little stories. Your child jen might not be old enough for that yet, not quite.
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