Language as a tool for thinking
Language is how children think. 🧠From new words wiring brain pathways to naming feelings for better regulation, this video shows why play, stories, and even silly sounds are serious tools for growing minds.
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Quote to carry with you
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein
👶 For parents & educators
Use bedtime stories, feeling-words (“frustrated”, “hopeful”), and language-play (rhymes, tongue-twisters, make-believe words) to enrich your child’s thinking toolkit.
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Further Read:
Castles, A., Rastle, K., & Nation, K. (2018). Ending the reading wars: Reading acquisition from novice to expert. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 19(1), 5–51. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100618772271
Romeo, R. R., Segaran, J., Leonard, J. A., Robinson, S. T., West, M. R., Mackey, A. P., et al. (2018). Language exposure relates to structural neural connectivity in childhood. Journal of Neuroscience, 38(36), 7870–7877. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.048...
Schroeder, S. R. (2018). Do bilinguals have an advantage in theory of mind? A meta-analysis. Frontiers in Communication, 3, 36. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2018.00036