Why talking — and listening — to your child could be key to brain development

A new neuroscience study finds that back-and-forth conversation is related to brain activity and verbal aptitude http://hechingerreport.org/why-talking-and-listening-to-your-child-could-be-key-to-brain-development/?utm_source=The+Hechinger+Report&utm_campaign=46dd494c00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d3ee4c3e04-46dd494c00-322640973 More than 20 years ago, psychologists Betty Hart and Todd Risley discovered what they called the “30 million word gap.” Through family visits, they estimated Read More …