The English learner population is growing but the number of specialized instructors for them and training for general education teachers who work with them is lagging. Researchers and educators say ...

Part of of our discussion with Rachel Lieske. Rachel Lieske joins Building Blocks to discuss the vital role of early speech-language intervention and the power of play in child development. She ...

A number of organizations support language learning, including Chinese early language and immersion education. While each one has its distinct mission, they offer a wide range of activities such as ...

SALISBURY — Partners In Learning has announced its upcoming inclusive mini-conference, “The Power of Conversation,” on Saturday. The free event is open to the community and will be held in the SECU ...

This is an important contribution that largely confirms prior evidence that word recognition - a cornerstone of development - improves across early childhood and is related to vocabulary growth. This ...

People have been working to increase child care access for Spanish-speaking families in Lexington, Neb. Credit: Lauren Wagner for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.

A groundbreaking study from the University of Miami offers new hope for children with hearing loss by exploring how early vocabulary influences long-term language development. The research focuses on ...

Abigail A. Allen received a federal grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (R324B200016) to develop a series of sentence writing intervention lessons for young struggling learners (2020-2024).

Playing recordings of a mother’s voice to premature babies may help their brains mature faster, according to the first randomised-controlled trial of this simple intervention. This approach could ...