Children learn to understand language and to speak largely independently of cognitive functions like spatial awareness, working (short-term) memory and perception (interpreting and organizing sensory ...

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To avoid widespread school readiness gaps, experts say teachers and parents need to give children born since the pandemic an immediate language infusion. Already, studies find a third of children who ...

Parents who stare at their screens instead of talking to their kids aren't just modeling poor behavior — they could be hindering their children's language development, a new study found. Parents who ...

A nonprofit called the Black English Language Workgroup is trying to normalize bad English for Black children specifically.

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With mask mandates dropping and COVID case rates down across the country, it’s tempting to breathe a sigh of relief—but that may ignore the lasting effects on the youngest kids. As a speech ...

Screens have become ubiquitous in our daily lives—which means they've also become part of children's lives too. So what effect does this have on children's developing brains, especially critical ...

Since the pandemic, more children have been starting school without being "school-ready." In 2022–23, 33% of all children starting reception in England did not have the skills needed for success in ...

Education Minister Erica Stanford said the Enrich scheme running 65 early childhood services would grow to 525.