Children acquire language embedded within the rich social context of interaction. This paper
reports on a longitudinal study investigating the developmental relationship between …

Abstract Infant‐directed speech (IDS), a speaking style distinguished by its higher pitch,
slower tempo, and exaggerated intonation, has been documented in speech directed …

New technologies that combine digital sensors with automated processing algorithms are
now being deployed to study preschool classrooms. This article provides an overview of …

Language is a universal human ability, acquired readily by young children, who otherwise
struggle with many basics of survival. And yet, language ability is variable across …

Purpose Fathers play a critical but underresearched role in their children's cognitive and
linguistic development. Focusing on two-parent families with a mother and a father, the …

This research revealed that the frequency of reported parent-infant singing interactions
predicted 6-month-old infants' performance in laboratory music experiments and mediated …

What are the vocal experiences of children growing up on Malakula island, Vanuatu, where
multilingualism is the norm? Long‐form audio‐recordings captured spontaneous speech …

Importance Growing up in a language-rich home environment is important for children's
language development in the early years. The concept of “technoference”(technology-based …

Research on early language input and socioeconomic status typically relies on correlations
in small convenience samples. Using data from Baby's First Years, this paper assesses the …

A standard model is a theoretical framework that synthesizes observables into a quantitative
consensus. Have researchers made progress toward this kind of synthesis for children's …