There are effective techniques for teaching vocabulary, but it's impossible to explicitly teach all the words kids need to become proficient readers. Vocabulary is key to reading comprehension, and ...

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Several years ago researchers at the University of Maryland reported that fathers have a strong impact on childrens’ development in language and vocabulary. The study led by Kathryn Leech, published ...

At my town’s public library, one wall of the children’s section displays posters declaring, “Babies need words every day,” encouraging me to sing, talk, and read with my child. On the radio recently, ...

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 ...

Formal childcare gave pre-schoolers’ vocabulary a boost during the first year of the pandemic, according to new research. Young children could produce an average of 29 more words for each day they ...

A study examining parents' vocabulary and grammar as an influence on children's acquisition of English, finds that the quality of child-directed speech depends on the speaker's language proficiency.

• University of Freiburg study on vocabulary acquisition uses novel game-based design • Study results: Children of primary school age can benefit from long-term experience with multiple accents when ...

Back then, a parent who didn't set firm rules or discipline their kids when they acted out was considered irresponsible. Nowadays, you can't reprimand your kids without getting criticized. Today's ...

A speaker at a recent school board meeting claimed the vocabulary of the average American grade school student was 25,000 words in 1945 and about 10,000 today. This is pretty disturbing if true. What ...

At my town’s public library, one wall of the children’s section displays posters declaring, “Babies need words every day,” encouraging me to sing, talk, and read with my child. On the radio recently, ...