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Talking baby : helping your child discover language / Margaret Maclagan & Anne Buckley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maclagan, Margaret, author.
- Buckley, Anne, 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language acquisition--Parent participation.
- Language acquisition.
- Interpersonal communication in infants.
- Children--Language.
- Children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (133 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Christchurch, New Zealand : Canterbury University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- In this fascinating and informative book, Margaret Maclagan and Anne Buckley--two specialists in children's language development--explain the subtle and extraordinary process in which children learn to talk and the very important role that parents and grandparents can play. Combining a comprehensive understanding of speech development with fascinating scientific facts--did you know that babies cry with an accent?--'Talking Baby' offers numerous practical suggestions and real-life examples of how parents can best help their children to learn to talk. The authors also provide many ideas for 'talking' topics, as well as ways to use the everyday things in life to encourage children's comprehension and speech. Drawing on their combined 40 years' experience, the authors also address some of the more commonly asked questions by parents.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Praise
- Title page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- About this book
- 1: Overview: What can they do?
- 2: Beginnings
- 3: A sea of sound
- 4: Talking by accident
- 5: Are they talking yet?
- 6: Eureka! First words
- 7: Thinking, play and language
- 8: The one-word stage: expanding words and worlds
- 9: What's the use of language, anyway?
- 10: Early meanings: look what I can tell you!
- 11: Putting it together: more than one word
- 12: Later meanings: expanding language into complex concepts
- 13: Listen to what I can say: early sound development
- 14: I can really say a lot now! Later sound development
- 15: 'No' and 'won't': Short sentences with a big impact
- 16: The three 'terrible question' stages
- 17: Talking in the world
- 18: Language is needed everywhere
- 19: Questions and answers
- 20: Is there a problem?
- Resources and further reading
- Author notes
- Photo credits
- About the authors.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-988503-20-5
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