Question: Baby sign language is a growing movement. Pointing to a color1ful flower, Campbell lifts her baby's soft hand, and rapidly moves it from one side of his nose to the other as she sniffs ."Flower!" she says loudly. Gregory smiles and looks carefully. It could be a year before Gregory, 4 months old, can speak, but now his mother hopes to communicate with her baby through sign language.

Like others around the world, Campbell is part of a growing movement of parents teaching hearing babies simple signs to communicate before they can talk. The baby sign language has been more popular in recent years. The movie,"Meet the Fockers",where the main character teaches his young grandson to sign, makes it well developed.

Babies generally begin to talk between 12 and 15 months, but babies can use sign language to communicate before they learn how to speak.

"We know they are learning language faster than they are able to show you with their speech production because that system takes a long time to develop." says McRoberts, director of developmental research at the Haskins Laboratories.

"They are understanding words before they are able to say them. From around 16 to 18 months, they might say 50 words but understand 200.They understand short sentences well." says McRoberts.

Studies have shown deaf children learn to use sign language earlier than hearing children learn to speak meaningfully. As to whether hearing babies can communicate earlier with sign language, McRoberts says,"I think that's still unknown. It may not. I'm very interested in that very question." 1. when do babies begin to talk?
2. do they understand words before saying them?
3. by when may they say 50?
4. and understand how many?
5. what is the article about?
6. what is the mothers name?
7. how old is her baby?
8. who is doing the research?
9. where does he work?
10. as?
11. what made the language popular?
12. how?
13. what is the baby's name here?
14. what does mother show him?
15. what does she hope to achieve?
16. are babies learning faster?
17. what do studies show about babies who can't hear?
18. does mother speak while teaching signs?
19. what does she say?
20. how long before Gregory can speak? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. between 12 and 15 months
2. yes
3. around 16 to 18 months
4. 200
5. Baby sign language
6. Campbell
7. 4 months
8. McRoberts
9. Haskins Laboratories
10. director of developmental research
11. Meet the Fockers
12. the main character teaches his young grandson to sign
13. Gregory
14. a colorful flower
15. to communicate with her baby through sign language
16. yes
17. deaf children learn to use sign language earlier than hearing children learn to speak meaningfully
18. yes
19. "Flower!"
20. It could be a year

Question: Robert Frost was one of America's best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life. He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in America's Civil War. The general's name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general. Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost's childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost's father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much wine and became angry. Robert was the victim of his anger. Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert's grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry. Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing. In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy's Will. When it appeared in 1913. Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country. Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost's second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston. 1. Who is a honored serious writer?
2. WHere did he live as a kid?
3. What year was he born?
4. How do you be a good writer?
5. What did he drink too much of?
6. What year did he finish school?
7. What was his first job?
8. What Uni did he attend? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Robert Frost
2. California
3. 1874
4. have an unhappy childhood
5. unknown
6. 1891
7. unknown
8. Harvard University and Dartmouth College

Question: (CNN)A dark intersection. A church van full of parishioners. And tragedy.

That's about all police in Glades County, Florida, had to work with early Monday, hours after a van with 18 people inside ran a stop sign, crossed a four-lane highway and plunged into a shallow water-filled ditch. Eight people died. Ten others, including a 4-year-old child, were injured, according to police.

Investigators don't know why it happened, Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Greg Bueno told CNN affiliate WPBF. The driver died, and police haven't been able to interview passengers yet.

"Our hearts go out to the families of the victims," Bueno said. "It breaks your heart to see something like this happen."

Some relatives of the crash victims, all of whom were from the Independent Haitian Assembly of God in Fort Pierce, gathered at the rural intersection Monday morning. Others went to the church.

"We've lost a lot of family members, church family," Phillipe Dorce, who said he lost his father, told WPBF. "All we can do is pray (to) God to help us out. Pray for us. It's very sad for us."

Linda Dolce told the news site TCPalm.com that her grandmother died in the crash. She'd arrived from Haiti six years ago.

"She loved singing and helping people," TCPalm.com quoted her as saying. "She was exciting; she was the best lady to us."

Laura Lochard told the site that her uncle died in the crash, leaving behind four children, the youngest of which is 16, whom he brought to the United States from Haiti. He was like a father to her, too, she said. 1. Where did this story take place?
2. What happened?
3. Did anyone die?
4. How many were injured?
5. What were all the passengers members of?
6. What did the family do?
7. What about the other family members?
8. What was the only thing they can do?
9. What police department worked the accident
10. Who was the LT?
11. What was the news site that interviewed some people?
12. What country did some of the people come from? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Glades County, Florida
2. van with 18 people inside ran a stop sign
3. Eight people died
4. Ten
5. Independent Haitian Assembly of God in Fort Pierce
6. gathered at the accident site
7. Others went to the church.
8. Pray
9. Florida Highway Patrol
10. Lt. Greg Bueno
11. TCPalm.com
12. Haiti