Chapter Six: How babies and children learn words
An episode of the Petit Sounds podcast, hosted by Petit Sounds, titled "Chapter Six: How babies and children learn words" was published on February 1, 2022 and runs 18 minutes.
February 1, 2022 ·18m · Petit Sounds
Summary
In this episode, Héctor and Elaine explore nouns, how babies learn to identify them before being able to pronounce them, then eventually form the words themselves. They examine the categories of words babies are able to understand at key development stages, and how those categories start off fuzzy – with “mama” meaning simply “woman” – and become clearer over time. Also, Héctor shares his approach to helping children with their phonemic awareness. Links Child Language: Acquisition and Development, by Matthew Saxton Priming overgeneralizations in two- and four-year-old children
Episode Description
In this episode, Héctor and Elaine explore nouns, how babies learn to identify them before being able to pronounce them, then eventually form the words themselves.
They examine the categories of words babies are able to understand at key development stages, and how those categories start off fuzzy – with “mama” meaning simply “woman” – and become clearer over time.
Also, Héctor shares his approach to helping children with their phonemic awareness.
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