True
Waiting for baby to “respond” helps teach the pattern of conversation. Keep this “serve and return” pattern going, giving a positive response when they answer with a look, a babble or a movement.
False
When talking to baby, you don’t need to pause for them to answer if they can’t talk yet.
False
Waiting for baby to “respond” helps teach the pattern of conversation. Keep this “serve and return” pattern going, giving a positive response when they answer with a look, a babble or a movement.
False
Wrong, correct answer:
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True
Hearing begins around 20 weeks gestation and is crucial for development. In fact, it’s so important that baby will likely have a newborn hearing screening at birth to test for evidence of hearing loss or need for additional testing.
True
Babies begin to hear before birth.
False
Hearing begins around 20 weeks gestation and is crucial for development. In fact, it’s so important that baby will likely have a newborn hearing screening at birth to test for evidence of hearing loss or need for additional testing.
True
Wrong, correct answer:
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True
Research shows that music plays an important role in early language development, from rhythm and rhyme to even grammar. Try singing a classic with hand motions like “Itsy Bitsy Spider.”
True
Music and singing have been shown to help spoken language development
False
Research shows that music plays an important role in early language development, from rhythm and rhyme to even grammar. Try singing a classic with hand motions like “Itsy Bitsy Spider.”
True
Wrong, correct answer:
(even in children who are deaf or hard of hearing).
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True
Literacy skills start at birth, not at school. One of the most important things you can do to prepare baby for a lifetime of learning is to read together often. It’s never too early to start!
False
It's not important to read to baby when they're still a newborn.
False
Literacy skills start at birth, not at school. One of the most important things you can do to prepare baby for a lifetime of learning is to read together often. It’s never too early to start!
False
Wrong, correct answer:
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True
The American Association of Pediatrics considers it an important milestone for babies to say at least one word around their first birthday. Hint: early words are often shortened like "ba" for "ball" or "ma" for "mama," and these count!
True
By 1 year old, most babies
will say at least one word.
False
The American Association of Pediatrics considers it an important milestone for babies to say at least one word around their first birthday. Hint: early words are often shortened like "ba" for "ball" or "ma" for "mama," and these count!
True
Wrong, correct answer:
mama
dada
dog
hi
no
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