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We recently had discussions about how important back and forth conversations are after reading this recent MIT study. However, that doesn't mean parallel and self-talk lose importance. Do you have any other tips for remembering to use or encouraging others to use self and parallel talk? 

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Allie Kallmann
Charlottesville
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That reminds me of a great guest blog post by a member of our community, @Mary Lu Love 
Self- and Parallel Talk: Not Just for the Non-verbal

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Self- and Parallel Talk: Not Just for the Non-verbal I was quite taken aback recently when an intern completing her first semester with a group of young toddlers told me, "My goal when I started the semester was to use more self-talk and parallel talk, but the toddlers are now talking, so that's no longer needed." How to respond? View this on Teachstone >

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Liz Savage
Community Manager
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I find that infant/toddler teachers, because of the nature of their work and the age of their children, are great at this. To encourage and increase this type of interaction for infant/toddler teachers as well as preschool teachers, I discuss the correlation between self and parallel talk and dual language development. I remind teachers that, "language acquisition of any kind is more so related to the quantity and quality of experience with the language. It is not always easy to think of a great extension question in the moment, but you can always describe what you or the children doing."

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Andrea Burnett
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I find that infant/toddler teachers, because of the nature of their work and the age of their children, are great at this. To encourage and increase this type of interaction for infant/toddler teachers as well as preschool teachers, I discuss the correlation between self and parallel talk and dual language development. I remind teachers that, "language acquisition of any kind is more so related to the quantity and quality of experience with the language. It is not always easy to think of a great extension question in the moment, but you can always describe what you or the children doing."

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Andrea Burnett
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Agreed!  I tell my coachees that it is so important for children to hear all the teachers' voices in the classroom.

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Susan Waldman
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-09-2018 12:43
From: Andrea Burnett
Subject: Self and Parallel Talk

I find that infant/toddler teachers, because of the nature of their work and the age of their children, are great at this. To encourage and increase this type of interaction for infant/toddler teachers as well as preschool teachers, I discuss the correlation between self and parallel talk and dual language development. I remind teachers that, "language acquisition of any kind is more so related to the quantity and quality of experience with the language. It is not always easy to think of a great extension question in the moment, but you can always describe what you or the children doing."

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Andrea Burnett
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No I don't have any additional information about self and parallel talk. The MIT researchers stated  very good points about how language is acquired through self and parallel talk.

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[Amanda] [Morman]
[Toddler Teacher]
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