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| HOME Inventory | ||
| Learn more details about this test of infants' home environments. ( http://www.ualr.edu/~crtldept/home4.htm#DOHI ) | ||
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| Carolina Abecedarian Project | ||
| Take a look at one of the longest-running early intervention programs. ( http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~abc/ ) | ||
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| Jean Piaget | ||
| The Psi Café at Portland State University provides you with a thorough review of Piaget's theory, including the sensorimotor stage. ( http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/KeyTheorists/Piaget.htm ) | ||
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| Talaris Research Institution | ||
| This organization focuses on early learning and the importance of parents. Their web site offers lots of information, including short videos, about infants' brain development and learning. ( http://www.talaris.org/index.htm ) | ||
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| Brain Connection | ||
| This site offers images, articles, education information and more about the brain, with special focus on the developing brains of infants and young children. ( http://www.brainconnection.com/ ) | ||
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| Brain Wonders | ||
| This site, from the organization Zero to Three, is all about brain development from the ages of zero to three. ( http://www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders/ ) | ||
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| Infant Cognition Lab | ||
| This infant cognition laboratory at the University of Illinois is directed by Renee Baillargeon, whose violations of expectations research is described in your textbook. ( http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/~rbaillar/ICL/welcome.html ) | ||
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| Vygotsky Resources | ||
| A set of links to further information about Lev Vygotsky and his social-contextual theories. Focuses on links of interest to teachers. ( http://www.kolar.org/vygotsky/ ) | ||
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| Our Babies, Ourselves | ||
| This article from the journal Natural History, on differences in parenting in different regions around the world, accentuates the discussion in your textbook. ( http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_n9_v106/ai_20135599 ) | ||
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| Learning to Talk | ||
| This "tip series" from the organization Zero to Three gives month by month guidelines on ways caregivers can help infants and toddlers learn to talk. ( http://www.zerotothree.org/tips/learningtotalk.html ) | ||
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| Look Who's Talking | ||
| Search for "look who's talking" to read this article, from the NYU Child Study Center. It discusses how to encourage language development in infants and toddlers, and what parents can do if they suspect a problem. ( http://www.aboutourkids.org/aboutour/articles/looktalking.html ) | ||
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| Noam Chomsky Archive | ||
| A treasure trove of articles, interviews, and more from and about the linguists who proposed the naturalist view of language acquisition and the Language Acquisition Device. ( http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/index.cfm ) | ||
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| Chimpanzee-Human Communication Institute | ||
| This institute at Central Washington University is home to a family of chimpanzees who seem to have used American Sign Language signs to communicate with humans. Does this mean humans are not the only ones with language? ( http://www.cwu.edu/~cwuchci/welcome.html ) | ||
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| Mama Teached Me to Talk | ||
| Do not be too distracted looking up words at this site that searches over 900 dictionaries at once. Instead, go to "Dr. Goodword's" Reference Shelf and scroll down to read this breezy summary of language acquisition research and theory. ( http://www.alphadictionary.com/ ) | ||
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| Helping Your Child Become a Reader | ||
| The U.S. Department of Education offers this free booklet, designed to help parents prepare their children for school. ( http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/part3.html ) | ||
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