Baby talk is not just a way of engaging with infants on a social level – it has important implications for language development. Babies first start learning language by listening to the rhythm ...

New research in early language development has identified an important skill that predicts language gaps as late as age three.

CHICAGO - Experts at Northwestern University unveiled a new tool to help track the cognitive, language, motor skills, and ...

Preterm babies perform as well as their full-term counterparts in a developmental task linking language and cognition, a new study has found. The study, the first of its kind with preterm infants ...

Uncover how the brains of infants distinguish differences in sounds and it may become possible to correct language problems even before children start to speak, sparing them the difficulties that ...

June 15, 2005 Research: Noise, visual cues affect infants' language development WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Even moderate background noise can affect how infants learn language at an early and crucial time ...

Language development is a multisensory experience. Caregivers' expressive vocal and visual cues during speech and song attract infants' attention to support their development.

Preterm infants face a higher risk of delayed language development, with studies showing lower comprehension and expression skills by 18 months of age.

Communicating with babies in infant-directed-speech is considered an essential prerequisite for successful language development of the little ones.

That’s why early language development should be systematically monitored during routine health check-ups – especially in preterm infants – and supported with targeted interventions when needed.

It’s back-to-school time, and this past summer’s hot weather may have kept you cooped up inside with air conditioning more ...

Communicating with babies in infant-directed-speech is considered an essential prerequisite for successful language development of the little ones. Researchers have now investigated how the mood ...