Baby Wordplay

It was 2012 and I remember it like it was yesterday.
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There is nothing like a life threatening diagnosis to put you into a state of deep reflection. After two gruelling (but successful!) years of treatment, I found myself in remission and at a crossroads.

I had spent nearly 30 years as a children’s librarian at Princeton Public Library, a job I loved, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that it was time to chase a dream.
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So, from my living room couch, while I was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, I wrote the business plan for Baby Wordplay.

Philadelphia welcomed Baby Wordplay with open arms as we embarked on our adventures with babies and language. For the thousands of families who visited our theatres & bookstores and for organisations like the preschools, hospitals, nonprofits and businesses we worked with, we became a valued fixture in the baby literacy space.

Here is a 1 minute video I made when we embarked on a crowdfunding initiative when there was much professional talk about the 30 million word gap (based on just one study) and that children needed to hear about 30,000 words daily to develop the language skills necessary to succeed in school and everyday life.
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Anyway, I hadn't looked at this clip for many years until this past week. Probably avoided it because everything changed in March 2020. I had just opened my 3rd location in Oct 2019 in another neighbourhood in Philly. Within 3 months all locations were closed.
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This is the origins of BABY WORDPLAY PODCAST: a screen-free interacti tool to help parents engage their babies and toddlers in ways that would support language development and emotional regulation.

For me it was key not to just tell parents what to do, but to show them and support them on this exciting journey.

To get into their living rooms and onto their changing tables and give them tips on how to persistently offer babies and toddlers invitations to connect around singing, gesturing, talking, and reading.
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Because we know from research that babies and toddlers don’t learn language through video or audio alone.
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Miss Pam & Grandma Pam: seeing BWP in action 💕

If you're in London, especially East, I invite you to attend a very special storytime. 📚At a time when so many families want their children to learn to love books and reading, I invite you to for a fun, interactive morning of singing, reading, counting and playing with words. I will be sharing tips to help you grow your reader from birth!
😊 Free!
🪷Please share!

If you're in London, especially East, I invite you to attend a very special storytime. 📚At a time when so many families want their children to learn to love books and reading, I invite you to for a fun, interactive morning of singing, reading, counting and playing with words. I will be sharing tips to help you grow your reader from birth!
😊 Free!
Please share!

In early literacyskillbuilding, it's not just about hearing MORE words.

It's about hearing different words.

Yup!

Season 4 for older toddlers - TODDLER PHONICS is here.

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