Good news for parents who read with their infant- and toddler-aged children: It’s making a big difference. In a study published last month in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers out of Rutgers ...

A study in the current issue of Early Childhood Research Quarterly says prekindergarten teachers are doing a good job overall in teaching early literacy skills, but should focus more on vocabulary ...

Early language development is an important predictor of children’s later language, reading and learning skills. Moreover, language learning difficulties are related ...

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 ...

At 12 months old, your infant's ability to group objects according to the names associated with them -- as opposed to their appearance alone -- offers a glimpse into how his or her vocabulary will ...

The initial stages of language development play a crucial role in forecasting children's later language, reading, and learning abilities. Furthermore, challenges in language acquisition are linked to ...

It has emerged that babies and children are whizzes at learning a second language, but that ability begins to fade as early as their first birthdays. Researchers at the University of Washington's ...