Since the pandemic, more children have been starting school without being "school-ready." In 2022–23, 33% of all children starting reception in England did not have the skills needed for success in ...

When Joshuaa Allison-Burbank (Diné, Acoma Pueblo) worked as a speech pathologist in his home community of the Navajo Nation, he saw an effect of colonialism, boarding schools and broken treaty ...

Children acquire language at an astounding speed: most produce their first word around their first birthday, and by 30 months of age, some can say as many as 600 words. Unfortunately, this is not the ...

(Medical Xpress)—Boys are at greater risk for delayed language development than girls, according to a new study using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. The researchers also found ...

Every parent loves hearing their child say their first word—whether it’s mama, papa, or something hilarious like ball-ball or gaaa! But when the words don’t come on time, worry creeps in. “Is my child ...