Telling stories using rhythmic gesture helps children improve their oral skills

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Story Source: University Pompeu Fabra Barcelona ~ Go to Original Article

For the first time it has been shown that a brief training session with rhythmic gestures has immediate benefits for narrative discourse in children of 5 and 6 years of age.

In a study published recently in Developmental Psychologyled by Pilar Prieto, ICREA research professor and coordinator of the Prosodic Studies Group and of the Department of Translation and Language Sciences…

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