Comments on: Today’s NY Times article: From Birth, Engage Your Child in Talk http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/09/todays-ny-times-article-from-birth-engage-your-child-in-talk/ Helping families and teachers protect and promote imaginative play in our way-too-busy, consumer-driven, media-filled world. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:16:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geralyn Bywater McLaughlin, M.Ed. http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/09/todays-ny-times-article-from-birth-engage-your-child-in-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Geralyn Bywater McLaughlin, M.Ed. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:22:03 +0000 http://www.empoweredbyplay.com/?p=59#comment-95 You make excellent points, Sherri! Yes, I am very familiar with that research. For others who are interested, here is the link to the "30 Million Word Gap" study from 2003. You can cut and paste it into your browser.<br /><br />http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/American_educator/spring2003/catastrophe.html You make excellent points, Sherri! Yes, I am very familiar with that research. For others who are interested, here is the link to the "30 Million Word Gap" study from 2003. You can cut and paste it into your browser.

http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/American_educator/spring2003/catastrophe.html

]]> By: Sherri http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/09/todays-ny-times-article-from-birth-engage-your-child-in-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Sherri Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:52:07 +0000 http://www.empoweredbyplay.com/?p=59#comment-93 I am sure you are familiar with the research on the "30 million word gap." My only disappointment with the NYTimes article is that there wasn't any research sited. There's plenty out there! I agree, however, that it is so important to remind parents of young children how important it is to talk and read to even the youngest babies. We gave "Goodnight Moon" to friends with a new baby. The mother said she was waiting to read it until the baby had an established night routine. What better way to establish that routine than reading! I am sure you are familiar with the research on the "30 million word gap." My only disappointment with the NYTimes article is that there wasn't any research sited. There's plenty out there! I agree, however, that it is so important to remind parents of young children how important it is to talk and read to even the youngest babies. We gave "Goodnight Moon" to friends with a new baby. The mother said she was waiting to read it until the baby had an established night routine. What better way to establish that routine than reading!

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