Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ639694
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Language and the Developing Brain.
Eliot, Lise
NAMTA Journal, v26 n2 p8-60 Spr 2001
Discusses the centers of language in the brain and the critical period for language acquisition. Explains developmental milestones of language development--receptive language, babbling, short phrases, full sentences--in the context of brain development. Emphasizes parents' role in language development, including talking to the child, dialogic reading, active listening, and selecting a nurturing school environment. (Author/TJQ)
Descriptors: Brain, Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Environmental Influences, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Skills, Listening, Montessori Method, Nature Nurture Controversy, Neurolinguistics, Oral Language, Parent Role, Reading Aloud to Others, Verbal Development, Verbal Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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