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Thirty million words, building a child's brain : tune in, talk more, take turns, Dana Suskind, MD, Beth Suskind, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind

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Thirty million words, building a child's brain : tune in, talk more, take turns, Dana Suskind, MD, Beth Suskind, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Thirty million words

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bibliography

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918762687

Responsibility statement

Dana Suskind, MD, Beth Suskind, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind

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building a child's brain : tune in, talk more, take turns

Summary

"The founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, Professor Dana Suskind, explains why the most important--and astoundingly simple--thing you can do for your child's future success in life is to talk to him or her, reveals the recent science behind this truth, and outlines precisely how parents can best put it into practice" --, provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Connections : why a pediatric cochlear implant surgeon became a social scientist -- The first word : the pioneers of parent talk -- Neuroplasticity : riding the revolutionary wave in brain science -- The power of parent talk : from language to an outlook on life -- The three Ts : setting the stage for optimum brain development -- The social consequences : where the science of neuroplasticity can take us -- Spreading the words : the next step -- Epilogue: Stepping off the shoreline

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30 million wordsBuilding a child's brain

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