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This article is trying to persuade the reader that women rights are just as significant in 3rd world countries, as they are in the rest of the world. The benefits of educating women Article 26 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “everyone has the right to education.” The fact that almost half the women in sub-Saharan Africa are illiterate shows that these women are clearly not being delivered the human rights they deserve. Educating women is just as important as educating men; indeed educating women provides additional benefits. It has been proved that women who receive an education enjoy improved health benefits. For example, they have better maternal health because they are more likely to have children when they are older due to marrying later, more likely to space out their pregnancies and have 2.2 fewer children, and more likely to seek health care assistance when needed. Such benefits to the mother also reduce the number of deaths that occur during...

When kids mangle language we all benefit Clangernackys, needs and poodles, strangled eggs – young children don’t just invent language, they spruce it up as they learn to talk ‘When children get words skew-whiff, our language remains vibrant’ … Nicola Skinner with her daughter, Polly. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt for the Guardian Nicola Skinner Saturday 9 January 2016 06.30 GMT Last modified on Saturday 9 January 2016 10.00 GMT Helping a tiny baby to learn your language is like building a bonfire with words for twigs. Nothing happens for ages. You keep putting the bloody twigs on and trudging back and forth in a cold, damp field. You may have a faulty pelvic floor and much rather be watching something on the telly with a towel under your bum, but bonfires don’t build themselves, do they? Talking to babies boosts their brain power, studies show Children whose parents speak to them least fare worst in language tests, lagging behind by up to six months at age t...

'This is the information age, a period of history when various methods of mass communication have exposed people at every level of society to an enormous and continuously growing amount of information.' This book explores theories, research and practical application of children's language studies. Psychologists such as John B Watson who is a world renowned behaviourist, are featured in the book. Specifically how children learn, applying his theory of classical and operant conditioning. This is where he suggests that through the manipulation of the environment, children could be trained to do anything. If I was to use this book, I would investigate the ways in which children learn and use children with different capabilities. Author(s) surname Initials Year first published Title Edition Place published Publisher Bee and Boyd HB and DB 2...