cat 🐈

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

A DikDik antelope makes his alarm call after spotting a snake.

[bria celest @55mmbae]

The way this video is SEARED into my memory banks. This is history right here

[Meech @MediumSizeMeech]

Every time I see this photo of Moo Deng the Pygmy hippo (376 times so far today) I think—this must be what it’s like to see your newborn baby for the first time

[naomi @lachancenaomi27]

This is what twitter feels like

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Here’s one of the most fascinating child development videos I’ve ever shared.

As your baby learns language, they begin by approximating the examples you set.

After a period of early experimentation with sound (including cries, coos and gurgles), infants begin babbling - making speech-like sounds (which often include components of conventional speech) that are - nonetheless - not yet conventionally meaningful.

This babbling phase is a precursor to the use of formal words. And it happens in all languages.

Including sign language.

This video shows an infant (who, by the way, is not hearing impaired) “babbling” to her deaf grandparents.

As they sign to her, she responds in kind, using her hands to approximate the signed communication that they are modeling.

It’s a whole serve and return conversation, just as if they were conversing verbally.

If you’ll watch carefully, you’ll note distinct turn taking.

And - interestingly - that with her grandparents she largely avoids vocalizations, in favor of gesture.

What a treat to see this rich example of bilingual language development.

This fascinating video was shared to TT by mara_mccullough.

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

Yesterday morning I got asked the real serious question of this election -

Is the UK full?

[🤍𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗤🩵💜 @OmarQamari]

accents intrigue me cos how you waffling in a scouse accent?????

[eryn @eryn_27]

my reply times leaked

[eleanor @eleanordotcomm]

new level of cruel to publically mock women for "poorly" applying the techniques YOU sold them for an insecurity YOU also sold them

[The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni]

Small Talk was developed by @JudyClegg2 to help parents and carers for pre-school children with developmental differences in their communication.

Our speech and language therapy students work with Small Talk to develop their interpersonal skills and support those who need it.

[nidhi 🌷 @sweetamo_]

i don’t know how the pain in her voice doesn’t radicalise some people. free palestine 🤍

[Eniola 💋 @Littlemrs_A]

Refusing to be in charge of food orders at work.

Recently was planning a gaming day with a bunch of men & they decided to order pizzas and just moved on. I was like hold on, who’s ordering them? You should have seen their guilt ridden faces.

[chris evans @notcapnamerica]

Shout out to Shelly!

[paten @Zeebaybz]

How?????