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The 10 pages that link to Joint attention, each with the reason it gives.

• Language acquisitionRelated: Shared attention helps connect a caregiver’s words with objects and actions.

• Theory of mindRelated: Shared attention gives clues about what another person perceives and knows.

• GazeRelated: Gaze helps people establish and maintain a shared focus.

• Language socializationRelated: Shared attention helps adults connect words with objects and ongoing activities.

• Eye contactRelated: Gaze can initiate or support shared attention, even when both people are not looking at each other.

• Origin of languageRelated: Shared reference provides a foundation for coordinating words with objects and events.

• First languageRelated: It helps young children connect words with what caregivers are attending to.

• Eve V. ClarkRelated: Shared attention helps explain how children connect words to what speakers mean.

• Origin of speechRelated: Shared attention can support the social learning and reference that language requires.

• ToddlerRelated: Pointing and shared looking help toddlers connect words with objects and intentions.