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Researchers find a link between early vocabulary composition and later language development in children with cochlear implants. A University of Miami study offers new insights into language ...

English learners need foundational skills like phonics and vocabulary in addition to instruction in speaking and understanding English and connections to their home languages. Those are two agreements ...

Educators and researchers who specialize in the education of English-language learners are putting new emphasis on the importance of teaching oral English. A conference here about teaching oral ...

LAWRENCE — As the number of Spanish-speaking English learners has increased in U.S. schools, research and attention have focused on how to boost students' reading and speaking skills. A ...

New research published in the journal Developmental Science provides evidence that the amount of time toddlers spend watching ...

Dyslexia, a learning disability that makes it difficult to decipher and spell written words, affects about 20 percent of the population. With recent awareness of dyslexia’s prevalence has come a push ...

In recent years, there has been growing concern about the “vocabulary gap” widening between children from different socioeconomic groups. By age 3, it is believed that children growing up in poor ...