The Guardian – Amy Ashenden
“The University of Chicago found, in August this year, that even hand gestures can help children retain spoken languages. Dr Susan Goldin-Meadow’s study on 50 toddlers and their parents found that gesticulation makes words easier to understand by adding imagery to the categorical distinctions that form the core of spoken and sign languages. Gestures are particularly useful for picking up nouns at an early age.” (more)