Parents and people who work with children have known for awhile that talking to kids is an important part of their language development. Well, a new study published by UCLA a few weeks ago supports that, but takes it one step further. While kids do benefit from hearing lots of language and being spoken to, the back-and-forth interaction and involvement of a conversation shows even bigger increases in language skills among children under four.
I kind of think of it as the difference between talking to someone, and talking with someone. The researchers emphasize the importance of letting children express themselves through language, since practice makes perfect. You can read all about in this article.
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