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Language Development

Paul Rathouz, PhD

Posted on May 1, 2017

85 children with cerebral palsy (43 girls, 42 boys) were followed longitudinally between 18 and 54 months. Children were seen between 2-8 times, for a total of 322 data points.

Posted in Slide of the WeekTagged Cerebral Palsy, Language Development, Paul Rathouz, Slide of the Week

Background noise may hinder toddlers’ ability to learn words

Posted on July 21, 2016

The environments children are in, including how much and what kinds of stimulation they are exposed to, influence what and how they learn. One important task for children is zeroing in on the information that’s …

Posted in 2016, Hearing Research, Infant and Childhood Development, News, Research, Speech & Language, YearTagged Jenny Saffran, Language Development

A bone to speak and to swallow

Posted on June 23, 2016

Only one out of the more than 200 bones in our bodies is free-floating, with no local attachment to other bones, but it’s no freeloader. The hyoid bone is located in the front of the neck, just below the lower jaw, carrying the weight of the tongue and playing a vital role in speech and swallowing.

Posted in 2016, Down Syndrome, News, YearTagged Down syndrome, Houri Vorperian, Language Development, Research

Research tackles communication disorders in kids

Posted on May 8, 2016

It has been said that communication is the essence of human life.

In fact, our ability to communicate an unlimited number of thoughts and ideas separates humans from all other creatures.

Posted in 2016, Cerebral Palsy, Clinics, Infant and Childhood Development, News, Research, Speech & Language, YearTagged Katie Hustad, Language Development, Speech and Language

Jenny Saffran, PhD

Posted on March 22, 2016

Legend: Results of a study in which toddlers learned new words in environments with different levels of background noise. The solid vertical line marks the onset of the target word. The dashed vertical line marks …

Posted in Slide of the WeekTagged Jenny Saffran, Language Development, Slide of the Week

Margarita Kaushanskaya, PhD

Posted on December 14, 2015

Title: Effects of classroom bilingualism on task-shifting, verbal memory, and word learning in children Legend: Children who experienced two years of Spanish exposure in a dual-immersion classroom outperformed monolingual children when learning new made-up words …

Posted in Slide of the WeekTagged Language Development, Margarita Kaushanskaya, Rita Kaushanskaya, Slide of the Week

Jan Edwards, PhD

Posted on August 17, 2015

Legend: Fig. 1. The tokens of the determiner the for the three item types. Note the canonical formant transitions for the facilitating tokens and the steady formant values in the neutral token. Fig. 2.  Proportion …

Posted in Slide of the WeekTagged Language Development, Slide of the Week

Infants give strong clues to language learning

Posted on March 22, 2015

Imagine that you’ve been dropped into an unfamiliar country. People are speaking all around you. But you don’t recognize the sounds or objects surrounding you. You don’t even hear words; all the sounds are mushed together. It is very confusing.

Posted in 2015, Infant and Childhood Development, News, Research, Speech & LanguageTagged Infant Learning, Jenny Saffran, Language Development
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