A recent study published in the journal Infancy found that babies’ ability to match speech to faces predicted their future language abilities. The study followed 103 children from age three months to ...

Dyslexia, a learning disability that makes it difficult to decipher and spell written words, affects about 20 percent of the population. With recent awareness of dyslexia’s prevalence has come a push ...

Before most students even graduate high school, participants in the Whiteside Area Career Center's Early Childhood Education program are already shaping the lives of children. The program can be taken ...

A neuroscientist and speech pathologist, led a study that uncovered how neural networks in infants influence their language learning skills in early childhood. From inside the womb and as soon as they ...

Children are astonishing language learners. Long before they can read or write, they begin to pick up words, patterns, and ...

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 ...

One in four children starting school now has a speech or language delay. It can hold back their learning, affect their friendships and harm their mental health. Speech therapists are struggling to ...

Human babies’ babbling is more than cute noise—it’s a feedback-driven learning strategy that sets the foundation for language.

Sarah serves as Regional Director of the California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) at UC San Diego. Her equity-centered work supports primary, dual language, secondary, and charter schools. All ...

Mansfield Public Schools has been awarded more than $550K in state grants to enhance ELA instruction and professional ...