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Farran, Lama K.; Lederberg, Amy R.; Jackson, Lori A. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2009
Background: Mothers facilitate their young hearing children's word learning by making reference explicit for novel words through physical designation (e.g., with deictic gestures) and by isolating words in simple syntactic frames. As children's language skills develop, such modifications decrease. Less is known about hearing mothers' support to…
Descriptors: Mothers, Deafness, Preschool Children, Language Skills
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Montanaro, Silvana – NAMTA Journal, 2001
Discusses pre-linguistic and linguistic stages of language acquisition that are part of a continuum of receptivity and communication every child experiences in the first 3 years of life. Suggests parents assist language development by being sympathetic to each developmental turning point, providing the right emotional climate for expression, and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment