Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an educational approach in which subject matter and a second or foreign language are taught simultaneously, fostering both disciplinary knowledge and ...

The science of language and linguistics may help advance our understanding of the human mind and behavior. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United ...

Twins produce fewer gestures and gesture to fewer objects than other children. Language use also lags for twins, and language -- but not gesture -- is also affected by sex, with girls performing ...

A recent study published in the journal Infancy found that babies’ ability to match speech to faces predicted their future language abilities. The study followed 103 children from age three months to ...

Children develop at their own rate, but your toddler may have a speech delay if they aren’t hitting certain developmental milestones. Every child develops at their own speed, and some focus on ...

My daughter’s friend was recently alarmed when she was told that her two-year-old must wear a mask in preschool. Her little girl already struggles to make herself understood, and her mother worries ...

Around 1 in 10 Australian children has problems with language development by the time they start school, but the signs aren't always obvious. How can we tell if a child needs assistance? If a ...

A new study reveals that passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development, but their caregiver's motivations for exposing them to digital media could also lessen the impact.

A new study from SMU psychologist Sarah Kucker and colleagues reveals that passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development, but their caregiver's motivations for exposing ...