Research has shown for some time that babies and toddlers benefit immensely from words spoken, heard, and tried themselves. However, many low income parents do not provide these essential conversations and their children have a great deal of difficulty when they enter school. The following article points out that if a child is behind in third grade, he/she has a high risk of not finishing high school. We as teachers must do everything we can to engage parents in filling this need. Many parents find this very difficult to do even though they love their child. Often they are not instructed how to help or otherwise their time is spent providing the basic needs for the family.
What Do All Babies Need Yet Aren't Getting Equally, Melissa Fay Greene. October, Reader's Digest.
http://www.rd.com/advice/parenting/babies-need-words/
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