![]() ![]() Lots of dogs are trained to ring a bell hanging from a doorknob to request a trip outside, Hunger noted - but what if Stella needed something other than a trip to the backyard? It was this question that led Hunger to design a bespoke AAC device for Stella. After acquiring puppy Stella, Hunger decided to institute a similar setup at home. In fact, her profession is to help human children learn self-expression through Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices: think of touch-screen tablets with pre-entered words and phrases, which allow Hunger’s clients to convey thoughts and feelings that they are unable to speak aloud. Hunger’s interest in animal communication is no coincidence. After reading this book, be ready to reevaluate how you think about animal cognition and emotion. The results of their informal experiment blew me away. Part memoir, part popular science, this is the story of speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger, who applied the principles of (human) speech therapy to her puppy, Stella, to help Stella learn to communicate with people. This light-but-fascinating read willappeal to animal lovers, parents of young children, or anyone interested in language acquisition and verbal communication. ![]() How Stella Learned to Talk is one of my favorite books published in 2021. ![]() How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World’s First Talking Dog ![]()
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