The beats in spoken language.

Intonation, emphasis, and rhythm in speech.

An individual’s biases and beliefs about the process of receiving information through the sense of hearing.

Processing language and other sounds through the sense of hearing and decoding the sounds to make meaning of them.

Variations of the pitch in speech used to express emotion or the opinion of the speaker.

The process of communicating an idea to another person through spoken language, nonverbal cues or symbols.

The ability to put feelings, our own and those of others, into words.

A style of reading which invites children to participate in storytelling. A parent, caregiver or other adult reads a book and shares pictures, pausing to for child input.

The verbal and nonverbal communication of dialogue on a topic between two or more people, resulting in greater understanding of the topic and each participant’s point of view.

The verbal and nonverbal exchange of information between individuals.