Begin Quote by David Perlmutter

Language develops by interacting with other people talking to you.

— Jean Berko Gleason

“The more parents talk to their children, even in the earliest moments of life, the better their kids’ linguistic abilities become”

— John Medina

At each stage of development the child needs different resources from the family. During the first year, a variety of experience and the availability…

— Jerome Kagan

Children must master the language of things before they master the language of words.

— Friedrich Frobel

The development of language is part of the development of the personality, for words are the natural means of expressing thoughts and establishing understanding…

— Maria Montessori

The specifically human capacity for language enables children to provide for auxiliary tools in the solution of difficult tasks, to overcome impulsive action, to…

— Lev S. Vygotsky

Communicative skills develop when there's something meaningful for children to communicate about-when they are taking an active role.

— Lilian Katz

Dr. [Paula] Menyuk and her co-workers [at Boston University's School of Education] found that parents who supplied babies with a steady stream of information…

— Jane Brody

Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the…

— Michael Gove

It's a precious thing to be communicating to children, helping them discover the gift of language and thought.

— Richard Scarry

Language helps develp life as surely as it reflects life. It is a most important part of our human condition.

— Jane Yolen

“It is a remarkable phenomenon that children can learn to speak without ever being consciously aware of the sophisticated grammar they are using.”

— Timothy Gowers