FAQ－Language development
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#LanguageAcrossTheWorld
Q, How do children learn their Mother tongue?
- IS THERE ONE RIGHT WAY TO LEARN LANGUAGE?
- ARE SOME LANGUAGES MORE DIFFICULT TO LEARN THAN OTHERS?
- HOW DO WE PRESERVE THE DIVERSITY OF THE WORLD’S LANGUAGES?
- IS A WRITING SYSTEM NECESSARY FOR LANGUAGE?
- WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SOURCES OF LANGUAGE FOR A CHILD?
- HOW DO ALL THE PEOPLE A CHILD INTERACTS WITH INFLUENCE HER LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT?
#LanguageAtHome
Q, What home moments are best for learning language?
- HOW TO FOSTER WORD LEARNING?
- IS IT IMPORTANT TO TALK TO A BABY BEFORE SHE STARTS SPEAKING?
- HOW CAN YOU USE WHAT YOUR CHILD IS INTERESTED IN TO GROW THEIR VOCABULARY?
- HOW DO I DEVELOP MY CHILD’S COMMUNICATION SKILLS?
- WHY DO WE TALK TO BABIES THE WAY WE DO?
- DO WE SPEAK TO BABIES THE SAME WAY ALL OVER THE WORLD?
- DOES SHOWING AN OBJECT WHILE SAYING THE WORD HELP A CHILD LEARN VOCABULARY?
- HOW CAN THE SENSE OF TOUCH HELP CHILDREN LEARN LANGUAGE?
- HOW CAN I STRENGTHEN THE LANGUAGE SKILLS OF A CHILD WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER?
- WHAT INFORMATION DO NEWBORN BABIES USE TO HELP THEM LEARN LANGUAGE?
#Bilingualism
Q, How does a baby learn two (or more) languages?
- HOW COMMON IS IT TO GROW UP BILINGUAL?
- DOES IT TAKE LONGER TO LEARN TWO LANGUAGES THAN ONE?
- WHAT STRATEGIES DO BILINGUAL FAMILIES USE TO FOSTER LANGUAGE ACQUISITION?
- IS THERE ONE RIGHT WAY TO BRING UP A BILINGUAL CHILD?
- IS IT OK TO MIX LANGUAGES WHEN I SPEAK TO A CHILD?
- HOW DOES CAREGIVER CODESWITCHING (OR MIXING LANGUAGES) AFFECT A CHILD’S LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT?
- DO CHILDREN NEED TO HEAR EACH LANGUAGE EQUALLY TO BECOME BILINGUAL?
- DOES THE AGE I INTRODUCE A LANGUAGE TO A CHILD DETERMINE HOW WELL THEY LEARN IT?
- DOES LANGUAGE OVERLAP HELP A BILINGUAL CHILD LEARN TWO LANGUAGES?
- SHOULD I TRANSLATE WORDS TO HELP A BILINGUAL CHILD BUILD HER VOCABULARY?
#Literacy
Q, What is the giant leap a child needs to get to written language?
- WHAT ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OF LITERACY?
- HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY CHILD’S LITERACY SKILLS IN EVERYDAY MOMENTS?
- CAN READING BE TAUGHT THROUGH MOVEMENT?
- DO WE NEED TO TEACH HANDWRITING THESE DAYS?
#ScreenTime
Q, How language learning opportunities can be created in screens？
- ARE SCREENS ALWAYS BAD?
- IS THERE A WAY TO INTEGRATE SOME SCREEN TIME INTO MY CHILD’S DAY?
- CAN MY CHILD LEARN FROM WATCHING TELEVISION?
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- ARE APPS IN THE EDUCATIONAL CATEGORY ONLINE REALLY ‘EDUCATIONAL’?
- HOW CAN I INCREASE THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF SCREEN TIME?
- DOES CAREGIVER’S SCREEN TIME AFFECT CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT?
#SignLanguages
Q.Are sign languages processed by the brain like spoken languages?
- DOES IT TAKE LONGER TO LEARN SIGN LANGUAGE?
- WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO START A CONVERSATION IN SIGN LANGUAGE WITH A DEAF BABY?
- HOW DO I READ TO A DEAF CHILD?
- HOW DO I FOSTER LITERACY SKILLS WHILE READING TO A DEAF CHILD?
- HOW DO I BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR A DEAF CHILD’S LITERACY SKILLS?
#MythBusters