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Stephen Fry's "Planet Word": kids speech at home pre-school

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The of speech that parents provide for their kids, at home, before they get to school, is – absolutely . All the has shown that, that a lot of language and getting the opportunity to in different ways really is the kind of you would want for your kids to be successful.
So actually trying to coach them or correct them is irrelevant .
I think so, I think coaching and correcting … but … them books and to them and to what they say … AND … giving them the opportunity to in different kinds of linguistic experiences. In other words, having them you what they did, you know, narrative, but having them something – a lot of different, say, “genres”, that kids might be able to engage in – THAT is a thing for young kids.