A pilot online training programme building nursery practitioner confidence with children’s language needs is being extended to childminders. Sue Owen looks at what it offers Communication is a ...

*A new study published in Developmental Science suggests prenatal brain growth may influence early childhood language ...

The songbird is among the classical species studied as a model for understanding the neurobiology of language. It uses song and vocalization to communicate information for its survival. The songbird’s ...

Many parents have heard the warning: Don’t use baby talk with babies and toddlers. Instead, caregivers are often encouraged to speak properly and use adultlike language, out of concern that simplified ...

Researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby's brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention -- and the level of this ...

A partnership between Every Child A Talker and a community theatre company has helped parents and practitioners get more in tune with children's language development, says Sian McDermott, early years ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

Moving the conversation beyond controversy towards learner-sensitive implementation and meaningful learning. The recent CBSE Circular has restarted the debate around the Three-Language Policy. The ...

'rendered': 'China has urged Nigerian students to embrace language learning and cultural exchange, describing it as a key to civilisation and a means of strengthening ties between both countries.The ...