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How to improve a toddler's vocabulary, 2009 According to newly found research from the US, it has been recommended that parents be encouraged to gesture with their toddlers in order to improve their vocabulary.
Researchers Meredith Rowe and Susan Goldin-Meadow described how they videoed 50 children from diverse backgrounds interacting with their parents at 14 months, and assessed their vocabulary skills at the age of 4.
The researchers discovered that more educated parents with higher incomes tended to gesture more when interacting with their toddlers. This consequently led to greater gesturing on the part of the toddlers, which correlated to improved vocabulary by the age of four.
Rowe said, "As a good vocabulary at school entry is a key indicator of academic success, our findings were significant". She also said, "It would not hurt to encourage parents to talk more and gesture more when they are interacting with their toddlers".
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