INTERACTION KEY TO HELPING DEVELOP CHILDREN'S MINDS
Responsive interactions are the key to a toddler's ability to increase their vocabulary and a baby's ability to learn
language, according to a study by the Society for Research in Child Development. Researchers at the University of Washington,
Temple University and the University of Delaware studied 2-year-olds who effectively learned new verbs, either through training
face-to-face with a person or via live video chat technology such as Skype. The study found children learned new words only when
conversing with a person live or in the video chat, both of which involve responsive social interactions. These ļndings highlight
the importance of a more interactive and responsive approach to learning language.