Roseberry KO 4 Flashcards
Research: Human brains begin development very ______.
early
Early months and years of life are critical and can be _______ of eventual lifetime achievement.
predictive
Sheehan (Stanford Child Neurology); child’s brain is:
25% of adult weight at birth
75% of adult weight at 2.5 years.
90% of adult weight at 6
-2 groups of babies
Group A: began language stimulation at 4 months
Group B: began language stimulation at 12 months
the research of fowler and colleagues
The research of Fowler and Colleagues
Followed both groups into late teens…
Group A achieved __ ____ than Group B in ever area-cognitive and ______ skills.
-Significant difference between 2 groups.
far more, linguistic
Justice, L. & Redle (2014). Communication sciences and disorders: A clinical evidence-based approach (3rd ed.)
-The more responsive caregivers are, the earlier babies will say their first words and put 2 words together.
- Wait and listen
- follow baby’s lead
- Join in and play.
- Be face to face
- Use a variety of questions and labels.
- Expand and extend.
Turnbull & Justice 2012 summarize research of key indicators of caregiver responsiveness:
- caregiver responsiveness is key
- responsiveness addresses is key
Research of Tamis-Le Monda and colleagues
- children of highly responsive mothers achieved 50 word milestone at 15 months old
- children of less responsive mothers achieved at 21 months old
- how often a mother initiated a conversation with children not predictive of language outcomes
- most significant factor: if mother responded when child intiated
one study showed that..
for moving a baby from babbling to fluent speech was how a parent responded to children’s vocalizations in the moment.
the most powerful mechanism
cheap easy–daily life
general language stimulation ideas
face to face contact is ideal
start talking to the baby at birth
emphasize love, talk, read
begin reading to the baby very early
Use simple books with colorful pictures
Label common objects and actions for the baby (“Look—bear. The bear is eating.”)
when reading to the baby
Sing to the baby
Play music
The baby can play!
introduce music to the baby
pause between questions
ask questions, increase turn taking skills
to rattles-different noises
introduce the baby
benefit-black and white pictures and crib mobiles
remember that most newborns
play patty cake and peek a boo
play turn taking games
In the baby’s crib
Point out and label her body parts
put a safe glass mirror in the babys crib
make new sounds to
imitate sounds the baby makes
Hi jennifer!
bye bye Brandon
night night mark
use greetings and expression
bring baby along
- describe what your are doing
- introduce baby to new people
when cleaning the house or going on errands
to put simple objects in and out of containers
provide many opportunities
make sure
variety of safe, fun, interesting toys
let the baby
be in nature
safe wading pools are fun
- what the baby is paying attention to
- talk about it
- “there is the beach”
- here is your ball”
label
- in daily activities and routines
- eg. during dressing, label body parts and clothing items
- here are your shoes! we will put your shoes on your feet.”
use the same words
Soft cotton cloth book
Cut favorite animals and favorite objects out of fuzzy cloth; glue them into the book
Go through the scrapbook with the baby; have him feel the pictures as you name them
You can also let the baby touch other pictures and object
Start a scrapbook**
Labeling play: naming common objects that babies encounter in their daily experiences
There are ways to specifically do this that make words easier to learn
LABELING PLAY: THE RESEARCH OF WILLIAM FOWLER
- engag baby’s attention to an object, action, or event
- start with words in short sentences, emphasizing key word
- label in thought
the key
: proceeds in the background, unrelated to baby’s attention or interest
ordinary speech
engages baby’s attention directly
-simple , decrease in complexity of language baby hears
word labeling
complex, difficult words and sentences
ordinary speech
concrete-words relate to things they apply to
word labeling
often abstract, not related clearly to what is being talked about
ordinary conversation
isolates and stresses key words-easier for baby to understand
word labeling
words embedded in ongoing speech without regard to how baby understands
ordinary speech
bottom line is…
variety!
