"A lot of babies' first words were Dada. However, everything after that was Mama. Readers take a look from a baby's point of view as different animals try to teach their children that there are other words in addition to Mama for familiar objects and activities."--Publisher's description.

The Colorado English Language Assessment (CELA) is the language proficiency assessment used for classifying and monitoring the progress of Colorado English Language Learners (ELLs) in the acquisition of English. This assessment measures the competencies necessary for successful social and academic language use in four major modalities: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing - along a continuum of five proficiency levels.

Sets your baby's day to music as you sign and sing about everyday events with Rachel and animated versions of Leah, Alex, and Hopkins. It combines sign-along songs, animation and the positive reinforcement of signing babies all age 2 and under. This volume focuses on signs related to getting dressed, traveling, being polite, getting ready for bed and more. Some signs included are shoe, sock, hat, boat, car, train, bear, wash hands, sleep, bath, airplane,...

In a "A Kooky Spooky Halloween," the WordFriends get their share of scares the night before Halloween, when Pig sleepwalks and everyone thinks he's a ghost! In "Sheep's Halloween Costume," Sheep is making herself a fairy costume for the big Halloween party, but what will she do when her WordFriends need pieces of her costume for their own use?

What is it about the human mind that accounts for the fact that we can speak and understand a language? Why can't other creatures do the same? And what does this tell us about the rest of human abilities? Recent dramatic discoveries in linguistics and psychology provide intriguing answers to these age-old mysteries. In this fascinating book, Ray Jackendoff emphasizes the grammatical commonalities across languages, both spoken and signed, and discusses...