Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ Babies Learn To Talk By Reading Lips, New Research Suggests

Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
Well, I found this to be a fascinating research result! "Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. New research suggests they're lip-readers too.... "The baby in order to imitate you has to figure out how to shape their lips to make that particular sound they're hearing," explains developmental psychologist David Lewkowicz of Florida Atlantic University, who led the study being published Monday. 'It's an incredibly complex process.'"

Today: 6 Total: 96 [Direct link] [Share]

Image from the website


Stephen Downes Stephen Downes, Casselman, Canada
stephen@downes.ca

Copyright 2024
Last Updated: Nov 22, 2024 1:56 p.m.

Canadian Flag Creative Commons License.

Force:yes