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Talk to babies and let them babble back to bridge word gap

At issue is how to bridge the infamous "word gap," the fact that affluent children hear far more words before they start school than low-income kids. "Yes, you can talk more, but what is the quality of your language?" said Caitlin Molina, executive director of the Providence Talks program. [...] coaches provide strategies. Brown University has begun an independent study to track whether the improvement was enough to make a difference once those children begin kindergarten. In New York, Mendelsohn is studying a program that coaches parents at the pediatrician's office, while they're waiting for routine well-baby visits. The coaches use a prop — a free book or toy — to explain strategies for conversation and engagement, and record the parent trying.

 

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