Monthly Archives: January 2011
Should We Be ‘Teaching’ A Foreign Language To Infants?
With so many toddlers and children under 5 (in my experience) showing serious language delays (receptive and expressive) are we really doing anyone a favour by trying to teach infants a foreign language (from 9 months “when the synapses are at their optimum†as was recently quoted to me). Our programme contains numerous children and their […]
Using Language With Babies
I’ve thought about this before: What makes my conversations with babies different from other carers? Why have the babies and children I’ve cared for individually made excellent linguistic progress? This week I realised what makes the difference and how that expertise can be incorporated into a daycare situation. When I’m holding an older infant who […]