Infants begin life with an intrinsic sensitivity to the acoustic and facial cues of language, rapidly specialising in the phonetic distinctions of their native tongue within the first year. Early ...

UNIGE scientists have discovered that children with autism exhibit different brain patterns depending on their language ...

Children acquire hundreds of words in their second year of life 1. How children learn so much in so little time remains a central question in language development research. ‘Word learning’ here refers ...

Researchers create a storybook generation system for personalized vocabulary learning. Professor Inseok Hwang from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, along with students Jungeun Lee, ...

Research examined links between early screen exposure and developmental outcomes among young children, reflecting growing ...

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 ...

Sentences contain subtle hints in their grammar that tell young children about the meaning of new words, according to new research. As young children, how do we build our vocabulary? Even by age 1, ...

When it comes to learning, it’s not age but our brain’s plasticity that determines our lifelong learning curve. The ability to learn is closely tied to the brain’s development and its inherent ...

Parents want to support their child's development, but many aren't sure what works. Here are five common reading myths and ...

Adults need to guide kids’ interactions with AI, and teach the difference between talking to a machine and a human.