Matching the sight and sound of speech — a face to a voice — in early infancy is an important foundation for later language development. This ability, known as intersensory processing, is an essential ...

Children's educator Ms Rachel has been using her language techniques to teach her own daughter how to speak, and parents are ...

Dianna Townsend, Ed.D., professor of literacy studies, plays a crucial role as a co-principal investigator in the Institute of Education Science (IES) grant titled "Words as Tools: Vocabulary ...

Language development in children is a complex interplay of genetic, neurological and environmental factors. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the spectrum of language abilities, ...

Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children's ...

Analyzing rates of target word acquisition and overall vocabulary development, this study finds that students learning English as a second language pick up general vocabulary more quickly and target ...

For 20 years, a chasm of words has yawned between the children of college-educated professionals and those of high school dropouts, quantifying the academic disadvantage faced by the latter group long ...

A quick Google search of “technology speech delay” yields countless news articles about how technology use by young children contributes to speech delays. A recent study of almost 900 children showed ...

Toddlers develop language skills through everyday interactions, listening to conversations, and engaging with stories and ...

At my town’s public library, one wall of the children’s section displays posters declaring, “Babies need words every day,” encouraging me to sing, talk, and read with my child. On the radio recently, ...

Regardless of your job title, writing and public speaking probably make up a large part of the work you do, whether it’s brainstorming ideas with colleagues or sending emails to clients. Being able to ...