Episode 3: Expert Interview - Child Language Acquisition

Episode 3 sees our first experiment of recording over Skype (not without it's challenges...) & our first expert interview with Sam Green, father to a ten month old boy and child language acquisition specialist from University College London. We discuss 'what's normal?', 'when should you worry?', bilingualism and more. As always, we discuss our favourite products of the week. Sam is on hand to answer any questions following the episode; find us on Facebook and Twitter and we'll make sure you get an answer to your questions. Subscribe on iTunes or listen via Soundcloud. If there's something specific you're looking for in the interview, here's the key discussion points and when they occur: 00:55 What's normal? The universal stages of language acquisition 4:12 How do sounds in utero affect a baby's speech development? 10:15 When should you worry about your child's speech development? 15:00 Late Bloomers and Walkers vs. Talkers 17:39 How does language acquisition differ for deaf children? 18:54 Can early language acquisition difficulties lead to long term impairment? 21:44 How does language acquisition differ for bilingual and multilingual children? 23:48 Our favourite products of the week