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Key Points Key Points
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Gesture Is a Window onto the Mind Gesture Is a Window onto the Mind
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Gesture’s Role in Language Learning Gesture’s Role in Language Learning
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Gesture Precedes Speech Gesture Precedes Speech
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Gesture Predicts Speech Gesture Predicts Speech
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The Child’s Own Gestures Can Play a Role in Language Learning The Child’s Own Gestures Can Play a Role in Language Learning
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Child Gesture Elicits Input from Others Child Gesture Elicits Input from Others
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Child Gesture Provides a Playground for New Ideas Child Gesture Provides a Playground for New Ideas
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The Gestures that Others Produce Can Play a Role in Language Learning The Gestures that Others Produce Can Play a Role in Language Learning
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Gesture’s Role in Learning in Domains Other than Language Gesture’s Role in Learning in Domains Other than Language
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The Relation Between Gesture and Speech Indexes Readiness to Learn The Relation Between Gesture and Speech Indexes Readiness to Learn
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New Ideas Are Expressed in Gesture Before They Are Expressed in Speech New Ideas Are Expressed in Gesture Before They Are Expressed in Speech
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The Learner’s Own Gestures Play a Causal Role in Learning The Learner’s Own Gestures Play a Causal Role in Learning
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Learners’ Gestures Elicit Targeted Input from Others Learners’ Gestures Elicit Targeted Input from Others
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Learners’ Gestures Serve as a Playground for New Ideas Learners’ Gestures Serve as a Playground for New Ideas
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The Gestures Others Produce Play a Role in Learning The Gestures Others Produce Play a Role in Learning
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Gestures Facilitate Comprehension of Instructional Language Gestures Facilitate Comprehension of Instructional Language
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Others’ Gestures Encourage Learners to Gesture Themselves Others’ Gestures Encourage Learners to Gesture Themselves
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Teachers’ Use of Gestures in Naturalistic Instructional Communication Teachers’ Use of Gestures in Naturalistic Instructional Communication
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Conclusions and Implications Conclusions and Implications
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Gesture’s Role in Learning and How It Does and Does Not Change over the Lifespan Gesture’s Role in Learning and How It Does and Does Not Change over the Lifespan
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Educational and Clinical Implications Educational and Clinical Implications
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Questions for Future Research Questions for Future Research
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References References
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33 Gesture’s Role in Learning and Development
Get accessSusan Goldin-Meadow, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Martha W. Alibali, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
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Published:16 December 2013
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Abstract
Spontaneous gestures offer a window onto the mind of the learner. This chapter reviews evidence that gesture not only reflects what learners know but also plays a role in changing that knowledge. The gestures that children produce early in development are intimately related to the progress they make in learning language, as are the gestures that their parents produce. Moreover, once language has been mastered, children’s gestures begin to play a role in facilitating their learning of other concepts. Here too the gestures produced by others—for example, the gestures that teachers produce in instructional settings—influence children’s learning. The findings we review not only provide insight into how learning works, but they also have implications for educational and clinical practice.
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