1. Why Children Learn to Talk: The Role of Language in Human Societies -- 2. The Role of Parents and Other Adults in the Early Socialization and Cognitive Development of Very Young Children -- 3. The Role of Parents and Other Adults in Teaching Language to Young Children -- 4. Children's Active Role in Their Learning of Communication and Language -- 5. Summary Review of Children's Cognitive Learning in the Period from Birth to 2 Years: Preparation for Language -- 6. Children's Early Linguistic Learning -- 7. Delays and Disorders in the Language Development Process: What Can Go Wrong and What We Can Do.
Summary
This book presents the modern psychosocial model of early communication and language development. It describes the cognitive knowledge bases that children must have to acquire language and is designed specifically for childhood education students (ideal for SLPA language development course).