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Talk With Me Baby
“The Still Face Experiment”
Source: Hart & Risley, 1995
THE GROWING BRAIN IS SHAPED BY THE EXPERIENCES AROUND IT
18
Age at which differences begin to appear in how many words a child hears
months
AbuseHungerUnsafe housing
Maternal depression
Poverty
NeglectAdult resilience
Strong, supportive relationships
Community & Families
Lots of loving words and interactions
Laughter, serve & return
Literacy as Public Health ImperativeIn 2013, only 34% of
Georgia’s 4th graders were
reading at grade level, and only 21% of low income kids
were reading at grade level.
3rd Graders who read at grade level
are
4x more likely to stay in and
graduate from high school.
The higher the level of education, the lower the rates
of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiac disease, infant mortality and depression
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Source: Georgia Dept. of Education
Talk With Me Baby: Parents as Best and First Teachers
Our Goal: Partner with ALL families to coach them on how
to increase QUANTITY and QUALITY of language to feed their babies’ growing minds.
It’s free. Any parent can do it, regardless of home language or education level.
The more positive feedback a child receives, the more the brain develops.
Nurses see 99% of new parent and baby at regular
intervals - prenatally and 1st
year of life
Educating Workforces Who Care for Families
WIC touches 61% of new babies
born in Georgia, and many of those most vulnerable
Outside of family caregivers, early
childhood educators spend more hours per day with babies
Transforming Lives. Transforming Communities.
Individual
Community
System
Coach families on language nutritionSupport positive behavior support
Promote healthy behaviorsReinforce your cultural identity
Engage community leaders as champions, drive awareness
Identify innovation opportunitiesIncrease access to books, resources and tools
Businesses adopt family-friendly practicesCoordinate social media/awareness
campaigns
Data and evaluation to identify opportunities and determine efficacy
Createt safe, supportive nurturing environments
Promote best practices and policiesDevelop training for workforces
Establish professional standards
Community Engagement &
Awareness
Education & Training
Research Funding Policy
Increased access through partnerships
Data & Evaluation
Brain Trust 4 Babies:Early Brain Development as Statewide
Priority
Family Engagement
Discussion
Appendix
Average Life Expectancy
College Educated
< High School
79.7 72.9
College Educated
< High School
83.5 78.4
Infant Mortality Rates Associated With Educational
Attainment
Mothers with 0 – 11 Years of Education
8.1
Mothers with 12 Years of
Education
7.6
Mothers with 13-15 Years of Education
6.2
Mothers with 16+ Years of
Education
4.2
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Slide for Business
Slide for Educators