Coaching parents on toddler talk to address word gap
Clip: 7/11/2014 | 8m 9s
Coaching parents on toddler talk to address low-income word gap
By age four, toddlers in low-income families hear 30 million fewer words than those in high-income families, according to researchers. As a result, these children tend to have smaller vocabularies and fall behind in reading. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports on one program in Providence, Rhode Island, that gets low-income parents talking more to their toddlers.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by...
Support provided by:
Coaching parents on toddler talk to address word gap
Clip: 7/11/2014 | 8m 9s
By age four, toddlers in low-income families hear 30 million fewer words than those in high-income families, according to researchers. As a result, these children tend to have smaller vocabularies and fall behind in reading. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports on one program in Providence, Rhode Island, that gets low-income parents talking more to their toddlers.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Dangerous scrap metal thefts on the rise
An Ohio law aims to tackle the problem of metal thefts, which are increasing in the U.S. (7m 2s)
Federal highway funds face Congressional roadblock
Construction companies relying on federal Highway Trust Fund face Congressional roadblock (6m 17s)
HIV returns in young child believed cured
HIV rebound in young child is ‘another step’ in long process of AIDS research (5m 40s)
Shields and Brooks on suing the president
Shields and Brooks on suing the president, LeBron’s hometown bounce (11m 51s)
UN questions legality of Israel’s air campaign
UN human rights chief questions legality of Israel’s air campaign (3m 8s)
What happens to your digital presence after death?
What happens to all of our online information after death? (7m 8s)
Why LeBron’s return to Cleveland is perfect timing
Why LeBron’s return to Cleveland is perfect timing (5m 57s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
- News and Public Affairs
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.
- News and Public Affairs
Amanpour and Company features conversations with leaders and decision makers.
Support for PBS provided by:
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by...