The Journey of Language Development
- Type
- Course
- Date of Publication
- July 7, 2021
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Overview
Course Information
Language acquisition is a critical part of early childhood, beginning in infancy.
Topics discussed in this online course include:
- aspects of language knowledge development
- what those components look like
- how to strengthen that development in the infant and toddler years.
The universal stages of language development and language acquisition, along with various milestones of language development during the first three years are also presented.
Funding for this 2-hour training course was provided by H-E-B.
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