Tag Archives: gestures

Bilingualism at 23 months, II

August 18, 2009 in Bilingualism by Bilingual For Fun
I read few articles stressing how gestures play a key role in facilitating learning (see here, and here), particularly among young children. I also spoke about it with some experts and have seen children of 1.5years old achieving impressive communication efficiency by using gestures. So I am convinced that gestures are useful, important, and armless [...]

Gesticulating helps children to learn

August 18, 2009 in Research by Bilingual For Fun
A handwaving approach to arithmetic Feb 19th 2009 | CHICAGO From The Economist print edition Gesticulating helps children to learn HUMAN language is the subject of endless scientific investigation, but the gestures that accompany speech are a surprisingly neglected area. It is sometimes jokingly said that the way to render an Italian speechless is to tie his wrists together, [...]