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Researchers have found that children with brain lesions demonstrate a relationship between their use of gesture and their language development. Children with language delays were low users of gestures at 18 months. An effective intervention for these children could be encouragement to use gesture earlier. (Courtesy: iStockphoto)
U. CHICAGO (US)—Children with brain injuries may use gesture to signal they need help in developing language, research shows. The children who make the fewest gestures early in development also develop spoken vocabulary more slowly. Continue…
