This paper provides an overview of the features of caregiver input that facilitate language
learning across early childhood. We discuss three dimensions of input quality: interactive …

Purpose This systematic review and meta-analysis critically evaluated the research
evidence on the effectiveness of conversational recasts in grammatical development for …

The landmark reference in the field, completely updated: a comprehensive treatment of a
disorder that is more prevalent than autism. Children with specific language impairment …

NOW PUBLISHED BY PLURAL! This classic text now in its tenth edition and now available
from Plural Publishing, The Development of Language continues its focus on language …

Age has often been considered a major, if not the primary, factor determining success in
learning a second or foreign language. Children are generally considered capable of …

Parents frequently check up on what their children mean. They often do this by reformulating
with a side sequence or an embedded correction what they think their children said. These …

Accumulating studies are documenting specific motivational variables that, when combined
into a naturalistic teaching paradigm, can positively influence the effectiveness of …

This review of children's language learning considers historical accounts of acquisition and
individual variation, recent advances in methods for studying language learning, research …

When working with individuals with little or no functional speech, clinicians often recommend
that communication partners use the client's augmentative and alternative communication …

The authors locate this work within a specific theoretical framework and call attention to an
impressive body of research that supports the application of this framework to brain injury …