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

Research over the past 50 years has yielded several promising approaches and many
specific intervention techniques designed to enhance the communication and language …

This study used a novel method to examine the volume and quality of teacher–child
conversations within 44 preschool classrooms. Small group play sessions were transcribed …

The fourth edition of Children With Hearing Loss: Developing Listening and Talking, Birth to
Six is a dynamic compilation of important information for the facilitation of spoken language …

This study reports results of a randomized controlled trial aimed at joint attention (JA) and
symbolic play (SP) in preschool children with autism, with prediction to language outcome …

On average, language and communication characteristics of individuals with Down
syndrome (the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability) follow a consistent …

Although there is considerable variability, most individuals with Down syndrome have
mental retardation and speech and language deficits, particularly in language production …

A primary effort in early intervention and early childhood special education (EI/ECSE) is to
use science to discover the most effective approaches for promoting positive outcomes for …

Purpose This study compared the language performance of young children with
developmental delays who were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 parent-coached language …

Purpose This study examined short-term predictive associations between 5 different types of
parent verbal responsiveness and later spoken vocabulary for 32 young children with a …