LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

This study tests if adding extra supports to a group parenting program can help prevent language delays in young children (12-42 months) whose parents have a substance use disorder. Researchers will compare child language outcomes between families receiving the standard program a…

This study explores whether playing music, with or without a parent's voice, can lower stress and improve brain development in very preterm infants (born 24-30 weeks). About 243 babies from two hospitals will be randomly assigned to music, music plus parent voice, or standard car…

This study looks at whether a special storytime program called SAGA helps toddlers aged 11 to 36 months develop better language and social-emotional skills. About 120 children in Swedish-speaking Finnish daycares will take part. Teachers get training and parents join evening sess…

This study looks at how babies' brains process speech sounds at around 8 months old, and whether this can predict their language skills at 18 months. Researchers will compare infants with and without a family history of language or learning disorders. The goal is to find early si…

This study tests whether combining gentle mouth exercises with a reading program helps preterm babies (born 23-30 weeks) learn to feed and develop language skills. About 124 infants will take part, and researchers will track how quickly they start feeding by mouth and how much th…

This study looks at whether a program called LENA Start can help parents talk more with their young children to improve language skills and school readiness. About 600 families with children aged 16-30 months in Houston will take part. Researchers will measure the home language e…