BIG IDEAS FOR GROWING MINDS

Early Language Development

Multilingualism in a culturally diverse world

Nina Alonso / 12 August 2021
Podcast Language Podcasts

Talking with, not just to, children helps them learn

Meredith Rowe / 15 April 2020
Article Development Language
kevinlopez, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Quality early education can help slow learners catch up

Jack Graham / 3 February 2020
Article Education systems Language

Learning new words through play

Aisha Schnellmann / 22 May 2019
Article Language Learning & Education
Image: Jacobs Foundation

Men rarely work in early education – does it matter?

Jack Graham / 17 May 2019
Article Education policy Education systems
Image: Jacobs Foundation

How children use the power of prediction to learn new words

Meeri Kim / 25 February 2019
Article Development Language
Marvin Girbig, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

When should I start reading to my baby? It’s never too early

Jack Graham / 6 February 2019
Article Language Learning & Education
Kevin Utting, flickr.com, CC-BY 2.0

Why do children learn the words they do?

Meeri Kim / 27 August 2018
Article Development Language
Richard Royle, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Young children sleep to learn

Mallory Locklear / 13 August 2018
Article Development Language
Lars Plougmann, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

“Babies’ brains are equipped to handle more than one language”

Sabine Gysi / 30 May 2018
Interview Development Language
martinandyoule, flickr.com, Public Domain

Does sleep improve language learning in infants?

Ines Wilhelm / 27 November 2017
Article Development Language
fujikama, pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

How do certain gene variants shape kids’ development and life outcomes?

Sabine Gysi / 18 October 2017
Interview Video Development Genetics
Dan Belsky

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