Motherese
Definition: The singsong voice that parents naturally use when speaking to very young babies. Motherese is also referred to as parentese, baby talk, or child directed speech. Definition taken from Sherri Fickenscher & Dan Salvucci
Chapter 7 – Listening And Spoken Language Strategies
Explanation:
It's difficult to write examples for this one! I think we all know what motherese is! Just think of what you do with your voice when you see a super cute baby or toddler. High pitch, low pitch, different intonations, silly faces, the whole shebang!! This is so important to do with our kids, they get to hear so much with just a few words. Reading faces, hearing different pitches and sounds, experiencing all of this is so important for language development and production. It's the easiest thing in the world to do and is almost involuntary! It just comes out like that!
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