Babble and Scribble
A baby babbles, trying to be part of the important talk Mommy is having with the doctor. A pre-school child scribbles in a book, trying to write like Daddy. These are big steps in children's lives. Language, reading and writing all develop at the same time and depend on each other. This begins even earlier than most of us can believe.
Now we know that even crying is a language - the language of a baby. "I think we should be more aware that crying is a language itself, and the baby is really trying to communicate with us by its first sounds already," sasy Kathleen Wermke of the Center for Prespeech Development at the University of Wurzburg in Germany. See the full article at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120131516
Libraries provide board books for very young children. These books promote bonding between the adult and child and promote language development. Your library also has informational books about children's language development. See some great examples from Mid-Columbia Libraries below:
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Lindfors, Judith Wells
2008-07 - Teachers College Press
9780807748862 Check Our Catalog
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Baby Babble By 2004-04 - Talking Child BL06868DVD000 Check Our Catalog
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Hello Baby! Fox, Mem Illustrator Jenkins, Steve 2009-05 - Beach Lane Books 9781416985136 Check Our Catalog
With an exuberant rhyming text by a bestselling author and adorable cut-paper illustrations by a Caldecott Honoree, this book invites inquisitive little ones to join in a playful guessing game and celebrates the joyful connection between parent and child. Full color. …More |
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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Kubler, Annie 2002-04 - Child's Play International 9780859537285 Check Our Catalog
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Snuggle Puppy: A Little Love Song Boynton, Sandra 2003-05 - Workman Publishing 9780761130673 Check Our Catalog
Ooo, SNUGGLE PUPPY of mine.Everything about you is especially fine. …More |
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Cu-Cu, Bebe! (Peek-A-Baby) Katz, Karen Illustrator Katz, Karen 2009-07 - Libros para ninos 9781416979388 Check Our Catalog SPA
"AQui - n estA bajo el sombrerito? Creo que ya se quien. ACu-CA! AEs mi pequeAo tA! "
This adorable Spanish language edition with interactive flaps will have readers play along with this delightful game. The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps are perfects for parents and children to share.
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