Archive for the ‘Baby Talk’ Category

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 24, May 2013 Music as an Instructional Resource and Support Music can play a role in setting the tone of an environment, developing skills and concepts, helping children make transitions, and building

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 23, April 2013 More on Toddlers, Touchscreens and Learning This article by Lisa Guernsey highlights findings from several recent publications related to the use of personal technology with toddlers. http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2013/more_on_toddlers_touchscreens_and_learning-81754   Early

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 21, March 2013 In Brief: Early Childhood Mental Health The science of child development shows that the foundation for sound mental health is built early in life, as early experiences—which include children’s

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 21, February 2013 Brain Structure of Infants Predicts Language Skills at 1 Year Using a brain-imaging technique that examines the entire infant brain, researchers have found that the anatomy of certain brain

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 20, January 2013 Family Routines- based Support Guide: Building Relationships with Your Infant This Family Routine Guide-Building Relationships with Your Infant was developed to assist family-members and caregivers in developing a plan to support

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 19, December 2012 Early Experiences Matter Policy Toolkit ZERO TO THREE has developed a set of tools for taking action and improving public policies that impact the lives of infants, toddlers, and

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 18, November 2012 National Baby Facts ZERO TO THREE’s publication uses facts about health, education, and socio-economic status to tell the story of how the youngest children in the U.S. are faring

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 17, October 2012 Infant-Toddler Language Development Research from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences provides additional insight into how infants process and understand language. Using electroencephalography (EEG) to capture

Baby Talk: Resources to support the people who work with infants and toddlers Issue No. 16, September 2012 Resources from Other Organizations and Initiatives The Center for the Study of Social Policy/Strengthening Families recently shared overviews of four programs, each of which has resources to support families

Baby Talk: Resources to support the people who work with infants and toddlers Issue No. 15, August 2012   Benefits of Music A study at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, suggests that even children as young as 1 year old can benefit from exposure to music. The study found