(Providence, RI)--Bloomberg Philanthropies says it is expanding support for a child language development program that has had success in Providence.Five American cities -- Birmingham, Alabama, Detroit, Michigan, Hartford, Connecticut, Louisville, Kentucky and Virginia Beach -- will replicate Providence Talks, which began in 2014 and has served thousands of children, according to Bloomberg.Families use a small recording device that counts adult words spoken in a child's presence, plus the number of conversational interactions the child has during the day.