A group of Stanford researchers are harnessing the sound of mothers' voices for infants born weeks or months prematurely, ...

Education is widely recognized as the foundation of national growth. Nations that succeed in the twenty-first century provide ...

The findings suggest that the acquisition of the modern NOVA1 variant may have protected us from the detrimental effects of ...

Discover the meaning of “language deprivation” and why accessible language exposure for children born deaf or hard of hearing is important.

Summary: Hearing their mother’s voice may help premature babies develop stronger language pathways in the brain. In a groundbreaking study, preemies who regularly listened to recordings of their ...

Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to ...

Babies born too soon seem to have stronger connections in one of the major brain areas that supports language processing if they regularly heard their mother read them a story while in intensive care ...

Cochlear implants give children with profound hearing loss a much better chance to learn spoken language. However, the sounds ...

SINGAPORE – About 600 more children with developmental needs will soon get the opportunity to learn in inclusive environments, receiving additional support within their pre-schools. Under the Early ...

The two-child benefit cap has ‘no significant effect’ on a third child’s school readiness, according to a new study. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found children affected by the policy had ...

As a growing number of states establish universal pre-kindergarten programs for 4-year-olds, New Mexico is taking it one step further and offering universal child care—the first in the nation to do so ...