When your baby notices something new, such as spectacles, a hat, or other accessories on you or someone else, talk to them about it. New Jersey Council for Young Children. (2013). New Jersey Birth to Three Early Learning Standards. Retrieved from https://www.nj.gov/education/ece/guide/standards/birth/standards.pdf Kopp, F. & Lindenberger, U. (2011). Effects of joint attention on long-term memory in 9-month-old infants: An event-related potentials study. Developmental science. 14: 660-72. Gregory, Samantha & Jackson, Margaret. (2016). Joint Attention Enhances Visual Working Memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 43. 237-249. 10.1037/xlm0000294
Joint attention affects long-term memory processing. Studies on visual memory in nine-month-old infants found that memory processing is better if the child has an adult with them who is enhancing the relevance of the attended item. Kopp, F. & Lindenberger, U. (2011). Effects of joint attention on long-term memory in 9-month-old infants: An event-related potentials study. Developmental science. 14: 660-72. Gregory, Samantha & Jackson, Margaret. (2016). Joint Attention Enhances Visual Working Memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 43. 237-249. 10.1037/xlm0000294.
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