[EDLING:261] Teletubbies can't beat people in teaching first words

[Francis M. Hult]

Reuters

Teletubbies can't beat people in teaching first words

Babies and toddlers are enchanted by the Teletubbies with their brightly 
colored outfits and bulging tummies but when it comes to learning new words and 
language skills humans are the best teachers.

Although Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po are a big hit with the younger set, 
researchers from Wake Forest University in North Carolina have shown that 
babies learn their first words better from people than the popular television 
characters.

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