More than 40 years ago, psychologists found signs that children living in noisy places were having trouble learning to read. They suspected that the noise interfered with language learning. Now, their ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When it comes to learning words, a hands-off approach may be in order. New research suggests ...

Stuck with a word on the tip of your tongue when talking to a toddler? Don't worry — a new study finds that hesitant speech may help the kid learn new vocabulary. Language disfluencies, or the "ums" ...

Toddlers may have a harder time picking up new words if there's background noise around them, like sounds from a TV or a cellphone conversation, a new study suggests. In the study, children ages 22 ...

Quite a bit of research has begun to explore influences of sleep on cognitive processes. In adults, sleep has a huge influence on memory. Sleep speeds learning of new skills. It also helps to separate ...

Researcher has found that toddlers learn words differently as they age, and a limit exists as to how many words they can learn each day. These findings could help parents enhance their children's ...

University of Waterloo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Waterloo provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. When you consider how children ...

Firefighters say the quick thinking of a toddler enabled his family to escape their El Sereno home when it caught fire Wednesday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Aiden may be just 3 years old, ...

More than 40 years ago, psychologists found signs that children living in noisy places were having trouble learning to read. They suspected that the noise interfered with language learning. Now, their ...