Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects around two children in each class. It hinders their acquisition and use of language, even if they do not have other auditory, intellectual or neurological ...

Bilingual children from low-income homes are at greater risk of falling behind their peers in developing the appropriate language skills for their age group, leading to poorer academic achievement ...

A new study looks at the time spent by kids looking at a screen and the development of their language skills. The team writes that there have been several studies that have found an adverse ...

Bilingual children from immigrant families are not two monolinguals in one. They develop each language at a slower pace because their learning is spread across two languages. A researcher shows strong ...

A study examines how parental speaking style influences language development in infants. Across cultures, adults often use "parentese," a speaking style characterized by exaggerated intonation, high ...

Tired of your real life always getting interrupted by notifications from your phone or computer? Turns out, there’s a word ...

Lois Bloom, Patsy Lightbown, Lois Hood, Melissa Bowerman, Michael Maratsos and Michael P. Maratsos Patterns of structure and variation are described in the language development of four children in the ...

Parents and early educators play an active role in fostering a child's healthy brain development through responsive ...

The French language development of children adopted (n = 24) from China was compared with that of control children matched for socioeconomic status, sex, and age. The children were assessed at 50 ...

Playful social engagement is at the core of learning, development, and thriving among children. But most play-facilitative ...