Achieving Speech Goals: As Your Child Learns to Say Sounds
Children have different rates of learning, and their ability to speak and communicate is often regarded as a measure of their overall ability. Most …
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Teaching Infants: Language and Speech Development
A little confused as to how to teach language to infants, or what it should look like in your infant classroom? Crying, cooing and babbling are all …
Continue ReadingCreating Infant Lessons and Activities: For the Daycare or Preschool Teacher
Infants need a balance of fine and gross motor play, sensory play and outdoor play each day. Use these tips for creating individualized infant lesson …
Continue ReadingEffective Foreign Language CDs to Teach Infants
Infants learn at an amazing pace because they seem to have a natural ability to learn new materials and new concepts easily during that stage of their …
Continue ReadingFive Safe Ideas for Infant Sensory Play: Baby Cereal, Fingerpainting, Cheerios & More
Sensory play can be a valuable experience for infants. Try some of these safe projects to boost the fine motor skills and sensory development of young …
Continue ReadingWhat to Expect In Three to Six Month Infant Development
Are you curious about your baby and its development? This article will cover milestones for babies between three to six months of age. Learn what you …
Continue ReadingStages of Newborn Social Skills: Observing Infants in a Classroom Environment
Infant caregiving is not just babysitting. This article contains tips for observing infants for signs of social and emotional development. It also …
Continue ReadingA Guide for Teaching Two Year Olds - What You Need to Know
Teaching two year olds isn’t an easy task. Their little brains absorb all kinds of information, but they love demonstrating their independence …
Continue ReadingTeaching Basic Baby Sign Language
Baby sign language is not just a new fad in the never ending “things babies need” realm. Researchers in child development have found that …
Continue ReadingGuide to Toddler Milestones
In the first three years of life, children grow and learn many skills that they will use all through their lives. Doctors look for children to meet …
Continue ReadingSuggsted Rubric Or Checklist For Infant Preschool Observation
Use these examples to create your own checklist for developmental infant observation and documentation.
Continue ReadingYour Child's Language Acquisition Timeline: What to Expect the First Seven Years
Questions on the way we pick up language and learn how to express ourselves always arise when a new baby is on the way or if there is a problem in a …
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