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LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS ON EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT & LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Sam TS Chow

Gifted Babies. LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS ON EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT & LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Sam TS Chow Founder, Le Beaumont Language Centre Former Assistant Commissioner for Labour Founder, Employees Retraining Board Winner, Asian Management Award. Early Exposure.

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LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS ON EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT & LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Sam TS Chow

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  1. Gifted Babies LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS ON EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT & LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Sam TS Chow Founder, Le Beaumont Language Centre Former Assistant Commissioner for Labour Founder, Employees Retraining Board Winner, Asian Management Award

  2. Early Exposure You can boost your baby’s IQ and Language ability through Stimulation and Early exposure

  3. THE DEFINITIVE US STUDY North Carolina University 1972-2007 111 6-week old babies received language training through play HIGHER IQ At the 15th month, 2nd yr, 3rd yr leading to FUTURE SUCCESS In school and in career http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~abc/FPG_ABC-video.cfm National Geographic video clip

  4. PRIVATE INITIATIVE IN HK Le Beaumont Language Centre 2004 - Gifted Babies Program For 6-week to 6-year olds Games & activities in simulated tour to 6 countries Guided by native teachers from respective countries BETTER IQ & MULTI-LINGUAL SKILL

  5. Early Brain Development The brain grows fastest after birth. Brain size doubles in the 1st year • equivalent to the total growth in the following 20 years …

  6. Networking of synapses Language & Activities stimulate the networking of synapses each forming a memory unit.

  7. Explosion in brain activities Hundreds of billions of Brain cells were not yet wired at birth. Massive wiring takes place upon interaction with people Science of Babies, National Geographic 2007

  8. Sensitive period of instinctive learning A sensitive period of fast instinctive learning can be found after birth. Rich stimulation improves IQ & language ability

  9. Success stories Well begun is half done…

  10. Beaumont Babiessmarter, more curious, multi-lingual ability Janice Joined the program at 3-month Knows 4 languages at 6-month Ken Joined the program at 7-month Speaks 5 languages at 2.8-yr Brian Joined the program at 1 ½ yr Speaks 5 languages at 5-yr And has been admitted to DBS

  11. Icons in early education • Carl Wetter, PhD 1800 • Prof. Ichida 1970s • Abecedarian Project University of North Carolina 1972-2007 • Prof. Patricia Kuhl University of Washington, 2003, 2007

  12. Mom & Baby Mom’s affection & language stimulation Is crucial to Brain development & Language acquisition Breast feed & Talk to your child

  13. Human Interaction Babies learn from interactive games not from Videos or DVDs Washington University 2003, 2007

  14. Education makes the difference If education makes a man wiser, Why waste the sensitive early months and years of your baby?

  15. Brain development Interactive playgroups stimulates brain development when parents are away at work.

  16. Language acquisition Early exposure enables your baby to pick up key languages in the world effortlessly and with high fidelity.

  17. Gifted Babies Cutting-edge Programso far only available in HK Happier, Smarter, More curious Speaks Putonghua, English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese

  18. Economic return of early education "Reaching children before preschool could offer the best long-term economic return." Prof. James Heckman, Nobel Prize economist, 2000

  19. Languages - key to success Basic learning tool for kids Communicative tool in business Multi-lingual ability the greatest asset in a global economy

  20. Why so early? Language development is age sensitive Start early! Newsweek International 15.8.05

  21. Baby’s Language sounds, rhythms & patterns No concept of words, sentences, no national barrier, no confusion. • 1st yr Voice recognition • 2nd yr Voice production • 3rd yr Vocabulary & Sentences

  22. Multi-lingual skill improves your English Foreigners with multi-lingual skills have better communicative ability in English than the average Briton. Prof. Jenny Jenkins Southampton University, UK.

  23. Gifted Babies Program Fees Beaumont Babies 3 times a week 3 languages $3,000 per month Beaumont Scholars 5 times a week 5 languages $5,000 per month

  24. Advisor - Prof. Nigel Reeves, OBEOM(FRG), Goethe Medaille, MA, D.Phil., FIL, FRSA Renown expert in languages education • Member of the Working Party on Languages Ladder in UK • Speech writer for HRH Prince Charles

  25. Advisor – Dr. Arthur Hinton, DEd Education guru Doctor of Education, HK Institute of Education Former Principal, Northcote College of Education; Senior Lecturer, Education, Chinese University, HK

  26. Gifted Babies Early start, rich stimulation, multi-lingual skill Better IQ, EQ & LQwww.beaumont.edu.hk enq2008@gmail.com 金鐘 海富中心1座502室Tel : 2866 2028 AdmiraltyAdmiralty Centre Tower One 5/F 銅鑼灣 禮頓道111號4樓Tel: 2881 7810 Causeway Bay111 Leighton Rd 4/F 尖沙咀 漢口道17號新聲大廈 6樓Tel : 2376 1808 TsimShaTsuiSands Building 6/F, 17 Hankow Rd/Peking Rd 將軍澳 坑口安寧花園Tel: 2191 0787 TseungKwanO On Ning Garden, Hang Hao

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