Watch these 3 videos:
Promoting Language and Literacy: Infant and Toddler Care (2003, Learning Seed) from the BMCC library video database Kanopy (here are directions and a video on how to access the video). Complete this handout as you watch the video.
Linguistic Genius of Babies TED Talk: Patricia Kuhl (2011); complete this handout as you watch the video
Theories of Language Development (2013, Khan Academy); complete this handout as you watch the video
Read these 2 articles
Gillespie (2019)
Gillespie (2019)Kovach & Da Ros-Voseles (2011)
Kovach & Da Ros-Voseles (2011)Review this Power Point (I narrate this Power Point in this video)
Your best friend heard about a web-based video series that claims that babies who watch the videos improve their language skills. The web-based videos are expensive, but your friend wants to do all she can to promote her child’s language development. She asks for opinion if she should buy the videos. Using evidence from each video, both articles, and the Power Point in this activity, explain to your friend:
- Should purchase the web-videos to support her language development? Why?
- Which theory of language development do you believe? Why?
- What else can she and infant teachers do to support her baby’s language development? For each idea you mention, explain how it specifically supports language development and communication skills. List ideas no one has mentioned yet!
