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CASD 2231 Speech & Language Development: Social & communicative foundations of speech & language

Open Educational Resource (OER) created for Professor Epstein's CASD 2231 course.

Social & communicative foundations of speech & language

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Summary

  • Communication with a newborn.
  • The importance of infant-caregiver bonding.
  • Development of gestures.
  • The impact of maternal behavior on an infant’s development.
  • Infant-caregiver interactions that influence the development of communication.
  • Cultural, socioeconomic, and gender differences in infant development.

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