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Perhaps the answer to those questions has more to do with how her parents, siblings, grandparents, and other caregivers respond to her, and whether they reinforce what she seems tobe saying by talking back to her and encouraging her to keep talking.  \nThe more parents and caregivers talk to their babies and preschoolers, the larger their vocabulary. These studies also show that children who come from lower socio-  \nStudies show that there is a definite link between how much parents and caregivers talk to their children and their language development and readiness for school.  \neconomic environments hear far fewer words spoken to them, and that the more words a child hears before age three, the better they do in school. So talking to very young children is extremely important not only for their general emotional well-being, but also for language development and future school success.  \nEARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS!  \nEARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS!  \nTips for helping young children develop their language skills  \nTypical two-year-olds know 20-200 words, and typical three-year-olds know about 1000 words. To help young children continue to learn new words and develop their language skills, consider these tips:  \n• Talk, talk, talk! Talk about what you’redoing now, what you’re going to do next, etc. Talk while you’re making dinner, riding in the car, taking a walk, or getting dressed or ready for bed.  \n• Copy a baby or toddler’s sounds and encourage him to imitate you; put words to her sounds.  \n• Read books every day; let the child look at books at his own pace; talk about the pictures on each page.  \n• Instead of correcting a child’s mispronunciation or bad grammar, repeat what she says back to her with the correct pronunciation.  \n• Help the child build complete sentences; e.g., if the child says,“Mommy go?”answer with,“Yes, Mommy is going to work now?”  \n• Sing songs, make up silly rhymes, or read poems.  \n• Ask open-ended questions that invite the child to say more than just “yes” or “no.”  \n• Make up stories or tell stories about yourself when you were growing up.  \nR E S O U R C E S  \nLearning is Everywhere. PA's Promise for Children.  \n[papromiseforchildren.com/learning-is-everywhere](papromiseforchildren.com/learning-is-everywhere)  \nThe Power of Talking to Your Baby. Tina Rosenberg. New York Times. April 10, 2013. [https://nyti.ms/2lFpLKU](https://nyti.ms/2lFpLKU)  \nSupporting Language and Literacy Skills from 0-12 Months. ZERO TO THREE. [http://bit.ly/2l9rfgk](http://bit.ly/2l9rfgk)  \n[9 Ways to Help Your Child](9 Ways to Help Your Child) '[s Language Development](s Language Development).  \nColleen Davis Gardephe. Parents. [http://bit.ly/2mDV5tA](http://bit.ly/2mDV5tA)  \nPrograms and families can contact the program leadership directly at  \n[PAIECMH@pakeys.org](PAIECMH@pakeys.org)  \nwith questions or concerns.  \nThis project is supported by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning.","cbCaise0RXsb3jIl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaise0RXsb3jIl","pdf",1245751,"English","# Tips for helping young children develop their language skills\n## Talking with caregivers\n## Imitation, reading, and correction\n## Sentence building and creative activities\n## Questions and storytelling\n# Resources","[{\"question\":\"How does caregiver talk influence a child's vocabulary and school readiness?\",\"answer\":\"Studies described here show a definite link between how much parents and caregivers talk and children's language development and readiness for school. 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