Bilingual children from low-income homes are at greater risk of falling behind their peers in developing the appropriate language skills for their age group, leading to poorer academic achievement ...

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 ...

A study examines how parental speaking style influences language development in infants. Across cultures, adults often use "parentese," a speaking style characterized by exaggerated intonation, high ...

A new study finds that children in families who spend a lot of time in front of a screen have weaker language skills. And video games had the biggest negative effect on vocabulary, say scientists.

Hayley Leonard receives funding from a British Academy / Leverhulme Foundation small grant. Elisabeth L Hill receives funding from The Leverhulme Trust but the views expressed here are her own. She ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A large-scale study reveals why some autistic children remain minimally verbal despite intensive early intervention, and what factors may shape more personalized support.

A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign exploring the relationship between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and language outcomes in early childhood found a link ...

Children exposed to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in utero and not exposed to HIV showed no difference in language development at 5 years of age compared with unexposed children, based on new data from ...