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For Parents

We are currently gathering useful links for parents to visit as well as a list of readings that you may find helpful and informative.

Our lab in the news:

Noise at Daycare and Home Interferes with Infants Learning to Speak in UM News Noisy Places May Delay Kids' Speech on WebMD Laws of Language in Maryland Research

Recommended readings:

Golinkoff, R. M., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1999). How babies talk: The magic and mystery of language in the first three years of life . New York: Dutton/Penguin Press.

Jusczyk, P.W. (1997). The Discovery of Spoken Language.Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

	Karmiloff, K. & Karmiloff-Smith, A. Pathways to Language: From Fetus to Adolescent (The Developing Child). Harvard University Press.
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