What brain waves reveal about language in autistic children

UNIGE scientists have discovered that children with autism exhibit different brain patterns depending on their language ...
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Study finds link between fetal brain development and toddler vocabulary

*A new study published in Developmental Science suggests prenatal brain growth may influence early childhood language ...
Harvard Graduate School of EducationOpinion

Practical Insights for Families on Supporting Language and Literacy

Assistant Professor and host Phil Capin spoke with Professor Meredith Rowe for “Practical Insights for Families on Supporting ...
Science Daily

Early vocabulary size is genetically linked to ADHD, literacy, and cognition

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 ...
Education Week

Response: Vocabulary Instruction Is More Than Giving ‘A List of Words’

This week’s question is: What are the best instructional strategies for vocabulary development? We started-off in Part One with suggestions from Katie Brown, Jane Fung, Marilee Sprenger and Karen ...
Psychology Today

Language Development

We have been exploring the enigma of language—its power in helping us understand one another, and the mischief caused by misinterpretations. Consider again this excerpt of a letter Wilbur Wright sent ...
Education Week

Response: Many Ways To Help Students Develop Academic Vocabulary

Last week’s question was: What are the best ways to help students -- mainstream and/or English Language Learners -- develop academic vocabulary? Helping our students develop academic vocabulary ...