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"An investigation into the science of hearing, child language acquisition, neuroplasticity, brain development, and Deaf culture spurred by Lydia Denworth's discovery that her son couldn't hear her lullabies and the family's life-altering decision to give him a cochlear implant. Lydia Denworth's third son, Alex, was almost two when he was diagnosed with profound and progressive hearing loss. As both a science writer and the mother of young children,...
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Born with no apparent knowledge of language, humans generally attain a basic mastery of their mother tongue in the course of only a few years. How do they do it? In this program, Dr. Jonathan Miller builds a case for Noam Chomsky's theory of a universal grammar and deflates misconceptions about childhood language acquisition while raising some very intriguing questions of his own. Dr. Miller's systematic investigation of a child's structured capability...
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Books by National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina
Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Mia's grandmother moves in with her family. Mia doesn't speak Spanish, and Abuela doesn't speak English, but a parrot named Mango may be able to help.
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The usual definition of the term "literacy" generally corresponds with mastering the reading and writing of a spoken language. This narrow scope often engenders unsubstantiated claims that print literacy alone leads to, among other so-called higher-order thinking skills, logical and rational thinking and the abstract use of language. Thus, the importance of literacy for deaf children in American Sign Language (ASL) is marginalized, asserts author
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Complex and highly sophisticated, sign languages have proved excellent tools for analyzing the foundation of human language capability. In this program, Dr. Jonathan Miller weaves together the history of sign languages for the Deaf with insights into the natural synergy between language, vision, and dexterity to support his conviction that there is a common mental structure underlying all languages, regardless of their outward expression. Along the...
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The emphasis in this program is on the development of language in babies and young children. The program follows this development from the first cry of an infant in the delivery room through that of a seven-year-old, when language development is almost complete. The program features babies and children attempting to communicate, from crying and babbling to making grammatical errors to speaking fluently. The program discusses the arguments for and...
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Twelve classic children's songs and ten rhymes are set to images of toys, playful children, and American Sign Language. The presentations are appropriate for children of all ages and will enrich literacy, and promote sign and spoken language development. The DVD contains a signed song library of the music presented on the audio CD. In addition, the DVD offers simple strategies to make signing easy.
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"We developed this sign language DVD with parents, grandparents, caregivers and teachers in mind. Learn to sign yourself and teach your child with our interactive DVD. Special needs and bilingual children also will benefit from the clearly demonstrated signs with easy to follow explanations"--Container.
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Presents approximately 35 ASL signs with each gloss being shown in several different formats using a variety of graphics. Each word is used and signed in a sentence. Signs are pulled from two stand-alone sign language books published by the same company, "Signing Smart Beginner Handbook" and "Signing Smart Intermediate Handbook". Includes a short section which presents suggestions for implementation of process.
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From their magical world, Alex and Leah invite infant and children to learn to sign. This dvd combines signing children and infants, animation, and music and an adult to model each sign. Presents eighteen sign concepts like milk, bird, want, eat, ball, water, and cat.
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Language acquisition and development in hearing children is explored on this DVD. Through each stage of development, from infancy to the schoolage years, language becomes more complex and understanding broadens. While children are learning to speak, they are also learning skills which enable them to read and write. This DVD explores how the acquisition of language is influenced by the adults who interact with the child and by the society or culture...
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Discover how to: speak with greater confidence and accuracy, effectively learn vocabulary and grammar, use time on the internet and social media to learn a language, read real books, websites and articles in a foreign language, pass exams that certify your language skills.
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Teaches Aerican Sign Language for some of the first words that babies use. It focuses on objects and events to which babies are naturally attracted. The DVD is divided into three sections : (1)Play, which presents all the signs; (2)a tutorial, which presents suggestions on how to use the DVD and teach the signs; and (3)a chapters section which allows the user to go directly to the desired sign. Signs taught include book, car, cat, drink, eat, go...
19) Everyday signs
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Incorporates colors, sights, and sounds with American Sign Language to stimulate and expand communication between you and your baby. Created by deaf mother, Missy Keast, to teach ASL to parents and families with young children, this series of three DVDs makes early communication to and with your child fun and easy. This is the first production in a series and introduces basic signing plus provides guidance on how to begin. Words are separated into...
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From their magical world, Alex and Leah invite infant and children to learn to sign. This dvd combines signing children and infants, animation, and music and an adult to model each sign. Teaches signs for farm animals and pets including the signs for chicken, cow, horse, pig, goat, duck, rabbit, squirrel, turtle, snake, frog, and many more.