Young children learn to communicate in the language (s) of their communities, yet the
individual trajectories of language development and the particular language varieties and …

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

Contingent interactions between caregivers and infants, in which caregivers respond
promptly and meaningfully to infants' behaviors, lay a foundation for language learning …

Young children learn language from the speech they hear. Previous work suggests that
greater statistical diversity of words and of linguistic contexts is associated with better …

One hundred and ten English‐speaking children schooled in French were followed from
kindergarten to Grade 2 (Mage: T1= 5; 6, T2= 6; 4, T3= 6; 11, T4= 7; 11). The findings …

The home literacy environment is a well-established predictor of children's language and
literacy development. We investigated whether formal, informal, and indirect measures of the …

A rich home literacy environment (HLE) fosters students' academic achievement. However,
the link between HLE and children's reading comprehension is unclear. This study …

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

In this article, I address our understanding of the word gap, or why parents' talk to children
differs by socioeconomic status. The differences in quantity and quality of parents' input …

This study investigated the relationships between home language learning activities and
vocabulary in a sample of monolingual native Dutch (n= 58) and bilingual immigrant …