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Babies can also read signs. Psychologists Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn, co-founders of the Baby Signs Institute, conducted a long-term study with 140 families funded by the National Institutes of Health to see whether teaching sign language to babies before they can talk helps or impedes language development. The results were surprising. Babies taught to sign at 11 months tested 11 months ahead of other babies in terms of vocabulary and linguistic ability by age 3. At age 8, signing babies scored higher on IQ tests than the control group. While many psychologists agree that teaching sign language...
...personal bonds within the group are likely to be just as important. Board member and lectures coordinator Asia Y. Goodwyn '97 says the new board will be aided by the fact that they are all first-years who knew each other before their election...
...have a very young board; we have a different perspective," Goodwyn says. "And the fact that we all know each other is nice... We know our own commitments and we can remind each other of things...
...really want to increase con- tact with greater Cambridge...and with Blackstudents on campus," Goodwyn adds. "We're planninga newsletter, more meetings and informationalthings...
Other new board members include: Asia Y. Goodwyn '97, BSA lectures coordinator; Rey F. Ramos '97, Harvard Foundation representative; and Alison L. Moore '97, vice president...