Experts have long known that reading skills develop before the first day of kindergarten, but new research published in the ...

A key strength of the science of reading approach is its focus on the development on both language (speaking) and literacy (reading) within the same instructional space. Gone are the days of ...

That’s a problem, because differences in the two language modes can be invisible to those reading braille visually instead of by touch. Differences in print and braille ...

As director of the Language, Education and Reading Neuroscience Lab, communication sciences and disorders Prof. Elizabeth Norton’s work bridges neuroscience and education to better understand ...

Every teacher in California wants their students to be able to read. But too often, we’re not given the tools to provide ...

My research focuses on early language development, how most children become so fast and fluent in understanding and using language in just the first few years of life - no small task! My most recent ...

In my lab, our research focuses on early language development, how most children becomes fluent in understanding and using language in just the first few years of life - no small task! Our most recent ...

Books are one of the best gifts we can give our kids. For preschoolers especially, reading lays the foundation for language ...

Thirty years ago, I was the director of a state-funded, university-based professional development program for K-12 on teaching reading and literature. At that time, whole language was the ...

Speech and language therapy plays a pivotal role in the early development of young children. The first few years of life are critical for brain development, and early intervention can have a profou… ...