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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Bardige, Betty; Bardige, M. Kori – Zero to Three, 2008
In their first few years, almost all children learn at least one language, though not equally well. Differences in the quantity, quality, sources, and variety of language inputs and conversation opportunities have a long-lasting effect. This article provides an overview of early language development and explains how talking with babies promotes…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Child Language, Linguistic Input, Infants
Puriefoy-Brinkley, Jacquelynn; Bardige, Betty – Zero to Three (J), 2004
This article describes the positive outcomes from the Philadelphia-based Educating Children for Parenting (ECP) program, founded in 1978, which aims to take advantage of children's fascination with babies and their easily triggered emotional investment in learning how to care for them. The program brings a parent and infant into the classroom…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Child Rearing, Infants
Bardige, Betty; Segal, Marilyn – Zero to Three (J), 2004
In this article, Bardige and Segal discuss how teachers can help a toddler's language and literacy development through conversation. They suggest an array of tactics, from asking young children open-ended, intellectually challenging questions to going beyond the here and now when carrying on a conversation. Research has shown that the practice of…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy, Discourse Modes