LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

This study tested a 22-week online parenting program (Incredible Years) for families of children aged 3-7 with genetic abnormalities and mental health or developmental problems. 53 families were randomly assigned to the program or usual care. The goal was to see if parents would …

This study tests whether a special technology tool can help deaf or hard-of-hearing children ages 3-10 improve their language skills. About 114 children will be randomly assigned to use the tool or continue their usual therapy. Researchers will measure changes in vocabulary, sent…

This study explores whether the amount of daily screen time toddlers are exposed to is related to their language development. Researchers are assessing children aged 12 to 42 months using the Bayley-4, a standard developmental test. The goal is to see if more screen time is linke…

This study looked at whether asking children with developmental language disorder to repeatedly recall new words helps them learn better than just hearing the words. Twenty-seven 4- and 5-year-olds learned made-up words during storybook reading. The goal was to see if retrieval p…

This study tested whether a training program for daycare providers could improve how they interact with children and support their social, emotional, and language development. About 200 daycare providers took part, with some receiving the training and others serving as a control …

This study looked at whether the ability to learn patterns (called statistical learning) can predict how well first-graders with autism and their non-autistic peers improve their language and reading skills over three months. Forty-one children completed language tests and comput…

This study tested whether sending tailored text messages and connecting families to community resources could improve language and social-emotional skills in low-income Latino children. Over 660 families with infants aged 6-12 months participated. The goal was to see if these sim…

This study tested a professional development program for teachers in Early Head Start classrooms. Ten teachers attended workshops and received weekly coaching to improve their use of evidence-based practices. The goal was to see if the training was feasible and acceptable, and wh…

This study tested whether weekly music enrichment classes could improve parent-child interaction, reduce motivation for food (a marker for obesity risk), and enhance language development in 9- to 24-month-old infants from low-income families. Eighteen families were randomly assig…