Synopsis "Your Baby Loves to Say THAT! (in English)"
Written and illustrated by speech-language pathologists, Your Baby Loves to Say THAT! guides readers through a baby's language journey by illustrating how he uses one of the most common but unpopular words, THAT! With so many "first word" books containing nouns, numbers and letters, many families need to know that most toddlers only use nouns 20 percent of the time. The other 80 percent of their vocabulary are, what speech- language pathologists, consider functional core words. These are the words promoted in speech therapy and in this book. Based on the study by Banajee et al. in 2003, the word THAT was one of the top 10 words toddlers used during daily routines and familiar environments. This word is simple to say, can be expressed easily through gesturing, and paired easily in phrases with other functional words. The colorful illustrations showcase these simple but powerful words promoting language development through gestures, words and phrases. " A wonderful book for young children with typical speech development and for children all ages who are diagnosed with delays. It makes a perfect gift for new parents, infants, toddlers, preschoolers and therapists." - Claire Windsor, SLP and mother of 3
