This research synthesis examines whether the association between print exposure and
components of reading grows stronger across development. We meta-analyzed 99 studies …

Human brain development occurs within a socioeconomic context and childhood
socioeconomic status (SES) influences neural development—particularly of the systems that …

Indirect effects of preschool classroom indexes of teacher talk were tested on fourth‐grade
outcomes for 57 students from low‐income families in a longitudinal study of classroom and …

Early childhood is a critical period for language and cognitive development. Evidence
suggests that children need “language nutrition”, or language-rich interactions with …

A systems perspective is put forward designed to place the many diverse conceptual and
practice approaches and accomplishments in the early intervention field within a common …

We designed a parent-directed home-visiting intervention targeting socioeconomic status
(SES) disparities in children's early language environments. A randomized controlled trial …

The develo** brains of young children are highly sensitive to input from their social
environment. Nurturing social experience during this time promotes the acquisition of social …

Research on literacy development is increasingly making clear the centrality of oral
language to long‐term literacy development, with longitudinal studies revealing the …

We examined whether the early learning environment predicts children's 5th grade skills in
2,204 families from ethnically diverse, low-income backgrounds; tested the mediating roles …

Τhe purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of parents' expectations, family's
socioeconomic status (SES) and home literacy environment (formal and informal literacy …