Language

At what gestational age is a baby able to hear the voice of their mother in the womb? 9 weeks 18-20 weeks 24-26 weeks 40 weeks Answer: B. 18-20 weeks […]

When young children have poor language skills, their peers tend to exclude them from social play. This finding comes from data gathered in the University of Stavanger’s Stavanger Project – […]

How babies learn language is still not fully understood, but researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) are working to unravel the [...]

Why are boys less interested in reading than girls? A new study from Norway’s University of Stavanger evaluated preschool-aged children to determine when and how the linguistic divide between [...]

Some young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have strong skills in reading out loud, but struggle to comprehend what they read. A new study finds it is possible to […]

When it comes to literacy and language, the earliest interventions are the most effective. One of the barriers to early interventions is identifying the children who need them at a […]

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not quite the same for any two people, which can make it hard to diagnose and treat. A study from the University of California, San […]

Learning a language is a complex process, but researchers from the United Kingdom and Japan have published a study shedding some light on how infants learn new words. In a […]

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are known to struggle with using pronouns like ‘me’ and ‘you’ correctly. Researchers have long been puzzled by this phenomenon, attributing it to an [...]

Could a sense of rhythm help children learn grammar? Research from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center reveals a link between grammar skills and rhythm in children. This study is the first […]