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  • Getting Started
    • Introduction 1m
    • Why Is It Important to Fill Your Baby’s Day with Words? 1m
    • What You'll Take Away 1m
  • Practical Tips: How to Grow Your Baby’s Vocabulary and Language
    • How To: Build Your Baby’s Brain Using the Play-By-Play Strategy 1m
    • How To: Use the Play-By-Play Strategy in Everyday Moments 1m
    • How To: Use Play-By-Play with Other LSL Strategies 1m
    • How To: Make Play-By-Play Fun for You and Your Baby 1m
    • Learning Checkpoint 1m
  • Take Action
    • Try It! 4m
    • Make a Game Plan 1m
  • Next Steps
    • Take It To-Go: Download Your Guide to Reaching 40 Million Words 1m
    • Lesson Wrap-Up 1m

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Any time spent learning about how to support your baby is well worth it! You’ll walk away from this lesson with helpful information and practical tools for your toolbox that you can apply in your day-to-day right away!

  • How to use the Play-By-Play Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) strategy with your baby

    This lesson will show you easy ways to give play-by-plays of everything around your baby. You’ll also find ideas for pairing Play-By-Play with other LSL strategies to support your little one's listening and talking skills.

  • How to use Play-By-Play in any routine to reach the 40-million-word goal

    The best part about LSL strategies is that they don’t require separate time – they fit right into your daily routines! You’ll discover practical tips for adding the Play-By-Play strategy into your everyday moments to expand your little one’s vocabulary.

  • How to make talking together fun (for you and your baby!)

    You’ll find real examples of ways to talk with your baby and make sharing language fun! With this strategy, you’ll be able to continue the conversation AND the learning with your baby for years to come.

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