Infant and Childhood Language Development
Overview
This is a brief introduction to the pathways of language development in infancy and early childhood. It focuses on the biological, cognitive, and social factors involved and how language shifts from crying to inner speech through development. It is presented in a low-tech accessible powerpoint presentation, with some opportunities to test your learning at the end. This lesson is designed for those who wish to gain further information on childhood development within a psychological lens.
This OER is a low-tech powerpoint presentation course to provide avid learners with a brief overview of how language develops through infancy and early childhood.