The temporary, repeated hearing loss caused by chronic ear infections can affect language skills years later. Ear infections are a common childhood experience, but a new study suggests parents should ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Early Childhood Research, researchers investigated the benefits of early childhood education and care (ECEC), especially during the backdrop of the ...

Language acquisition in early childhood represents a fundamental aspect of human cognitive development, where children rapidly transform acoustic signals into a rich, structured linguistic system.

The ASU Child Language and Literacy Lab offers ongoing opportunities in the field of language development for both children in need of services and the developmental professionals who help them.

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, and approximately half develop more complex language, according to a new ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. ACF (Administration for Children and Families). 2006. Head Start performance measures ...

This toolkit provides information and resources to help state policymakers advocate for increased investments in their state child care and early learning systems. A preschool student raises their ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...