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Our Teaching Method
Paired
Associative Learning
A scientifically
well established teaching method, is the foundation of our program.
Paired Associative Learning refers to experiencing two stimuli at
once or in close proximity and beginning to associate them. In the
case of our videos the image of the object and the spoken word are
paired stimuli. This is the foundation of all language learning.
Babies begin to learn the meaning of specific words by seeing the
object and hearing the word.
Generalization is an Inborn Trait
Most two year olds can identify a car even if it's a type of a car
they have never seen before. This is because the human brain, and
particularly that of an infant, seems to be prewired to take information
and organize it into sets of rules. So, as an infant is presented
with a number of examples of objects that are cars, they process
this information into a set of rules that defines car for them.
This explains why we are able to identify caricatures and other
more abstract illustrations as corresponding to a specific object
easily and naturally, even though we may have never seen any similar
representation of that object.
Building
Categorization Skills
By providing many examples of an object, our videos help infants
begin to categorize and build word meanings based on varied representations
of a class of objects. This is a key cognitive skill that impacts
language development for years to come. The Vocabulary Builder
Videos are carefully constructed to help infants develop a broad
and accurate understanding of word meaning. Each word is featured
in two separate segments, providing repetition, which enhances
vocabulary acquisition in infants. Each segment begins by labeling
the object as simply as possible. An object is first featured
with minimum background activity or distractions. The word is
then featured in various contexts. For instance, the word bottle
is first featured by itself, and then with a baby drinking from
a bottle. This presentation also provides the infant with visual
information about how the object is used.
At
the end of each segment the object is again featured singly with
verbal labeling. This repetition helps infants make the associations
between words and objects faster. Narration is kept very simple,
ensuring that the vocabulary word is the word associated to the
object. This also allows parents to comment on the images to their
child.
A
Patent-Pending Learning Tool
Our
teaching method is so unique we have applied for a patent. There
is nothing else like these tapes available for infants! Vocabulary
Builder Videos are a great learning tool.
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