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Book launch: The ABCs of Language Development

July 28, 2021, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm

Online

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Join Language Sciences for the launch of The ABCs of Language Development: Discover Language With Your Child, and be in to win a copy of the book!

Written for parents, caregivers, educators, and anyone who supports families and children, The ABCs of Language Development provides cutting edge research findings and “how to" practical strategies to support the communication and language development of all children, organized in an A-B-C format.

The book was produced by KidCareCanada and co-written by Dr. Carla Hudson Kam (2010-2020 Canada Research Chair in Language Acquisition), Caitlin Bittman (Speech-Language Pathologist), Estelle Paget (founder of KidCareCanada), and Elizabeth Wellburn (KidCareCanada). Join us for a panel presentation with the authors about how to use the book, and the science behind it hosted by Professor Janet Werker, Language Sciences co-director. Then, ask the authors any questions you might have during a Q&A session.

Participants will go in the draw to win a free copy of the book, and everyone who attends will receive a promo code for a 20% discount when purchasing the book. We look forward to seeing you!

Just can't wait to purchase the book? You can order a copy here.


First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that UBC’s campuses are situated within the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.


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