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The LINGOPONICS Method mimics the linguistic input (words

heard and seen) over the lifetime of a human being age zero to three years.

INTERPLANETARY Ukrainian: Sugar Cube pegs the words with

numbers and calendar processing in order to build a foundation for the
skyscraper of the new native language.

Calendar processing in the brain relies on an integration

of numerical cognition, language processing, and memory systems.

These functions are distributed across the Numbers Area

of the brain (parietal lobe, namely intraparietal sulcus), Language Area of the
brain (left temporal lobe and Broca's area), and Memory Area (hippocampus and
medial temporal lobe).

The Sugar Cube content is statistically optimized for the

order of appearance and the number of repetition of the words underpinning the

What does that remind us of? A freeze dried nutritious

meal totally devoid of water. A juice concentrate.

Hart and Risley Study (1995) from the University of Kansas,

often called the "30 Million Word Gap" study, analyzed the
relationship between linguistic input from parents during a child's early years
and their cognitive and linguistic development.

Word Exposure and Vocabulary Development:

By age 3, children from higher-income families were exposed

to approximately 30 million more words than children from lower-income
families.

The quantity of words a child hears in their first years

correlates strongly with their vocabulary size, language skills, and later
academic performance.

Quality of Language Matters:

The quality of language exposure—rich vocabulary, diverse

sentence structures, and positive reinforcement—was as crucial as the quantity.

Children exposed to more engaging and affirming

communication had better cognitive and linguistic outcomes.

Rate of Encouragement vs. Discouragement:

High-income families tended to use more encouraging

statements, whereas lower-income families had a higher ratio of discouraging
remarks.

Positive reinforcement influenced both language acquisition

and emotional well-being.

Cognitive and Academic Correlation:

Early language exposure predicted not just linguistic

abilities but also IQ scores, reading comprehension, and overall academic
success.

Implications:

Early Intervention: The study emphasized the importance of

early childhood interventions to enhance linguistic input in lower-income
families.

Parental Engagement: Programs encouraging parents to talk,

read, and engage in interactive communication with their children showed
promise in reducing developmental disparities.

The findings highlight that linguistic input during early

childhood is foundational to cognitive and linguistic development, supporting
the need for nurturing language-rich environments.

The Hart and Risley study focused on children up to the age

of 3. The researchers meticulously recorded and analyzed the interactions
between parents and children across different socioeconomic strata. Here are
the elaborated findings and subsequent research extensions.

Hart and Risley observed 42 families from three

socioeconomic groups (professional, working-class, and welfare-dependent).

Researchers recorded one hour of parent-child interaction

every month for 2.5 years, starting when the child was around 7-9 months old.

They transcribed and analyzed over 1,300 hours of

interaction, counting individual words spoken to the children.

Word Count Findings:

1. By Age 3, Total Words Heard:

Professional Families: ~45 million words.

Working-Class Families: ~26 million words.

Welfare Families: ~13 million words.

2. Daily Word Exposure:

Children from professional families heard an average of

2,153 words per hour.

Children from working-class families heard an average of

1,251 words per hour.

Children from welfare-dependent families heard only 616

words per hour.

3. Encouragement vs. Discouragement:

Professional families: 6 encouragements for every

discouragement.

Welfare families: 1 encouragement for every 2

discouragements.

www.lingoponics.com

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Ukrainian INTERPLANETARY RadioBy Alexei Tarasov