Talk With Me Baby (TWMB)

Question 1

Demonstrate ways to tailor early language exposure to children across various acuity levels, developmental levels, ages, and settings

Answer 1

Narrate:
* Describe what you are doing.
* What do you hear?
* What do you see?
* Talk with your patient.

Parentese:
* Uses actual words and sentences.
* Emphasize parts of speech
* Elongate words
* Expressive face
* Sing song tone.
* Fluctuate pitch.
* Depending on acuity and setting may be a whisper tone.

Serve and Return:
* Back and forth conversation
* Use home language.
* Look for positive nonverbal cues (smiles, giggles, eye contact)
* Look for stress cues (Arching back, rigidity, floppy, changes in baseline vitals)

Question 2

Identify the link between early language exposure and improved educational and health outcomes

Answer 2

• The more interactions the brain has, the more improved educational and health outcomes. Child can read at third grade, graduate high school, and better health outcomes.
• Early language exposure, and real words (quality and quantity)- language nutrition

Question 3

Review the concept of “I Do, We Do, You Do” and ways to foster parent involvement in early language interactions.

Answer 3

1.Engage I do:
Talk directly with the baby- describe what you are doing
Direct questions and comments to the baby “Hi baby, how are you?”
Demonstrate the skills of narrate your day. serve and return, and parentese.

2.Share we do:
Invite parent to join you in talking with baby.
practice together
add educational interactions- “talking to your baby helps them learn.”

3.Encourage you do:
Encourage parent to practice talking to baby
Give feedback
Highlight accomplishments
Encourage the use of home language.