Brain Building Blogs
Bilingualism: Lifelong brain benefits
Read about the incredible role of bilingualism in supporting executive function, and consider the diverse ability of acquiring a second language to alter brain outcomes.
Childhood Bilingualism
This week’s Blog looks at important findings that we can use to inform the ways we speak to, work with, and understand bilingual children.
Engaging in Early Language and Literacy Activities: Toddlers
This week’s blog will provide parents and caregivers with an overview of oral language development, pre-reading development, and pre-writing development for the toddler stage.
Engaging in Early Language and Literacy Activities: Infancy
Starting at infancy, parents and caregivers model the pleasure that reading and writing bring by making time to read with their child, engaging in conversations about the text and the illustrations, providing materials and opportunities to write and in celebrating the joy that each literacy encounter brings. In today’s blog, Dr. Noella Piquette shares several early language and literacy activities to engage in with your child during infancy.
What’s Missing?
What’s Missing helps children build working memory, language skills, and ability to think flexibly.
Benefits of Music
Music is an important activity for young children; a simple song or dance can have far-reaching effects.