Milestones in Language Acquisition
What all parents should know about language acquisition milestones and speech disorders in children (infographic)
See It, Say It
How using visuals can promote language development in preschool and elementary school students
Knowing Multiple Languages Makes It Easy For Kids’ Brain To Learn More
The more languages a person speaks, the easier it is for their brain to take in more information, according to a new study.
Curious Kids: How are languages formed?
How are languages formed? A linguist explains
Multilingual people have an advantage over those fluent in only two languages
Multilingual people have trained their brains to learn languages, making it easier to acquire more new languages after mastering a second or third
Measurable changes in brain activity during first few months of studying a new language
A new study shows that there are measurable changes in brain activity during first few months of studying a new language
Is computer code a language or math? MIT study uses brain scans for answers
Is computer code a language or math? MIT study uses brain scans for answers. How our brains interpret computer code could impact how we teach it.
To help children learn how to read in the pandemic, encourage writing messages as part of play
To help children learn how to read in the pandemic, encourage writing messages as part of play. When kids write out treasure hunt clues and shopping lists to play grocery store, they're learning to read and write.
‘Explicit instruction’ provides dramatic benefits in learning to read
When it comes to learning to read, new research suggests that explicit instruction -- a phonics teaching method in which the relationship between sound and spelling is taught directly and systematically -- is more effective than self-discovery through reading.
Study shows how reading skill shapes more than just reading
New research suggests that reading, writing and arithmetic, the foundational skills informally identified as the three Rs, might actually overlap in ways not previously imagined