Sentences with phrase «study early language»

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Here is the language of the opening point in the Statement of Fundamental Truths as it read when, as a late teenager in the early 1950s, I first began the study of theology:

Breastfed babies show signs of early brain development, particularly in regions associated with language, emotional function and cognition, according to a new study at Brown University.

She is internationally recognized for her research on early language and brain development, and studies that show how young children learn.

Increasing amounts of research have shown that infants and toddlers have a critical need for direct interactions with parents and other regular caregivers for healthy brain growth.82, — , 84 In addition, the results of 7 studies have shown that infants younger than 18 months who are exposed to TV may suffer from a delay in language development, and 1 study revealed that infant videos may delay language development.85, — , 91 No studies have documented a benefit of early viewing.92

The Nurse Family Partnership model showed a significantly better detection rate of language delays, 10 while one study of the Hawaii Healthy Start Program did not show evidence of preventing language delays or improving early identification.27

Using the Australian Early Development Census instrument, children in the study were assessed in five domains: physical health and wellbeing, language and cognition, social competence, emotional maturity, and general knowledge and communication.

Findings from the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, a rigorous Congressionally - mandated study, indicate that the program had modest but positive impacts on EHS children at age three in cognitive, language, and social - emotional development, compared to a control group.xxiii In addition, their parents scored higher than control group parents on such aspects of the home environment as parenting behavior and knowledge of infant - toddler development.

The failings of New Labour: From a Blue Labour perspective, Jonathan Rutherford, Professor of Cultural Studies at Middlesex University and editor of Soundings, writes very well on the failings of New Labour (see page 88 of this Soundings e-book, which is based on a series of seminars on Blue Labour, from 2010 - 11): «The early years of New Labour — the pluralism, the ethical socialism, the stakeholding economy, the idea of a covenant of trust and reciprocity with the people, the emotional language that reignited popular hope — created a powerful and successful story.

«This study permits us to tease apart — for the first time ever — the roles of infants» early experience and maturational status in establishing this critical language - cognition link,» said senior author Sandra Waxman, the Louis W. Menk Chair in Psychology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern and faculty fellow in the University's Institute for Policy Research.

«Preterm infants fare well in early language development: Study advances understanding of earliest link between language and cognition in vulnerable population.»

But the results of a new study, described in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, challenge this so - called critical period hypothesis, suggesting that people can in fact process a second language in much the same way as they process their first.

To better understand this phenomenon, Joy Hirsch and her colleagues at the Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center in New York City studied two groups of bilingual people: early bilinguals who learned a second language while growing up, and late bilinguals who learned as adults.

The study builds on earlier work by Kuhl's team, which found that babies from English - speaking households could learn Mandarin from live tutors, but not from video or audio recordings of Mandarin and from other work at I - LABS establishing the importance of infant eye gaze for language learning.

However, previous studies have shown that lower - income students are more likely to suffer from stress in early childhood, have more limited access to educational resources, and receive less exposure to spoken language early in life.

The study looked at 32 Spanish - English early bilinguals, who had learned their second language before age 8.

A new study has found that infants and toddlers from low - income families who attended a high - quality center - based early education program do better in language and social skills after only one year than children who do not attend the program.

Universal child care that starts as early as age one improves language skills for young children, especially those from low - income families, according to a study of Norway's child care system by a team of researchers led by Boston College Lynch School of Education Professor Eric Dearing.

«While many state - funded preschool programs in the U.S. do not begin until age three or later, this study provides some of the first large - scale evidence that public early education for children as young as age one can be critical for children's language skills,» said Dearing.

Of the 54 families who took part in the study, 28 were randomly allocated to receive a minimum of six home - based visits from a therapist who used video - feedback to help the parents understand and respond to their baby's individual communication style to improve infant attention, communication, early language development, and social engagement.

«We wanted to examine the influence of both environment and the learner on language, so we included children from a wide socio - economic range to look at variation in learning environments, and children with early brain injuries to study variation in learners,» said Goldin - Meadow.

This new study reveals that the category of colors can be independent of language, at least in the early stage of development in an infant's visual system.

The linguists» continuing research is following up on this earlier study that posited a back - migration for the Yeniseian language family.

Hammerstein, who studied mathematics and then turned to biology for his Ph.D., advises potential border - crossers to «learn the basics of biology as early as you can and get used to the biologists» language.»

Eden and her colleagues report on a new structural brain imaging study that shows, in addition to deafness, early language experience — English versus ASL — impacts brain structure.

«Toddlers begin learning rules of reading, writing at very early age, study finds: Exposure to language improves «invented spellings» of children ages 3 - to - 5 years.»

The team behind the study further suggests that the Yamnaya people spoke either PIE or an early form of Indo - European language and brought it to central Europe, coming down on one side of a long - standing debate about the origins of PIE.

I think we can shed a lot of light on early evolution of our own use of language by studying the vocalisation of animals that are socially and behaviourally similar to us, if not necessarily taxonomically closely related.»

The study also shows that Indo - European, the parent of all European languages, arose around 8000 B.C., 4,000 years earlier than commonly believed.

Kershenbaum and colleagues believe that studying the sounds of other intelligent species that use vocal communication for cooperative behaviour — such as wolves and dolphins — may provide clues to the earliest evolution of our own use of language.

Fortified by «unconditional support» and worldwide travel, language studies, and cultural immersion, Ms. Obreht early had a wealth of resources from which to craft the kinds of stories she wanted to tell.

The new Hollywood edition of «Funny Games,» writer - director Michael Haneke's clinical reenactment of his Austrian torture - comedy experiment from 10 years ago, is an attempt to replicate the earlier study under English - language conditions.

The Department for Education revealed earlier this year that the number of students studying languages at GCSE was increasing.

In the early 1970s, when Strom was teaching eighth - grade language arts and social studies in Brookline, Massachusetts, community residents approached school administrators, asking if the district taught students about the Holocaust.

In my own school district, for example, we recently completed a group inquiry into the ways we could offer more opportunities for students to begin language study in early elementary years.

The early years offer the best opportunity to learn a second language, studies have shown.

In a study I undertook in 1989, I found that 12 percent of the elementary and middle school magnet programs in my sample specialized in basic skills and / or individualized teaching; 11 percent offered foreign language immersion; 11 percent were science -, math -, or computer - oriented; 10 percent catered to the gifted and talented and 10 percent to the creative and performing arts; 8 percent were traditional, back - to - basics programs (demanding, for instance, dress codes and contracts with parents for supervision of homework); 7 percent were college preparatory; 7 percent were early childhood and Montessori.

To our knowledge, this study will be the first to document developmental trends and individual variability of early adolescents» academic language skills for both writing and reading, with significant implications for monitoring and instruction.

Research dating back as early as the 1960s demonstrates the positive impact of studying another language on cognitive function.

Studies show that children who attend high quality early learning environments have better math, language and social skills.

Advancing research on children with speech - language impairment: an introduction to the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study — Kindergarten Cohort.

For Spanish - language speakers, this early emphasis on their home language enables them to «expand their vocabulary and build literacy in their first language; study a highly academic curriculum in their first language; successfully transfer Spanish reading and writing skills to English in later grades; acquire high levels of self - esteem by becoming bilingual and playing a supportive role for their English - speaking classmates.»

Early childhood - 6th grade focuses include generalist, bilingual generalist, ESL generalist, and special education, while middle grades content areas include English language arts with ESL, mathematics with ESL, science with ESL, and social studies with ESL.

Based on this and earlier studies, Reynolds and Temple say the key to CPC's success lies in both the quality of the program and its teachers, the opportunity for more than one year of participation, small classes, comprehensive family services, structured activity - based curricula focusing on language and literacy, and attention to continuity of learning from preschool to the early school grades.

The CPC study followed 1,520 children — half of whom participated in the centers» language - focused early - education program — into their mid-twenties.

Scientists at UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute reviewed 25 studies and found that children with low English - language abilities greatly benefit from early childhood programs like Head Start and state - funded Pre-K.

NIEER's multi-year study shows that children who attended New Mexico PreK scored higher in early math, language, and literacy than children who did not attend the program.

Content and lessons that reflect National Association for the Education of Young Children's (NAEYC) developmentally appropriate practice (DAP); Service - Learning Standards for Quality Practice; Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics; national standards in social studies, science, fine arts, technology, and health; and Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework

Beyond Common Core State Standards in English / language arts and mathematics, DC has adopted these rigorous content - area learning standards and guides for arts, early learning, health and physical education, science, social studies, technology and world language.

For example, African American children born in poverty who participated in early childhood education programs had higher graduation rates, higher adult earnings, and fewer arrests than their peers.102 A similar study found that students who participated in early intervention programs maintained higher high school GPAs, were two times more likely to have attended a four - year college, and were more likely to hold a job than their peers.103 Furthermore, research finds that participation in state - funded preschool programs improves children's language, literacy, and mathematical skills.104

Students in the undergraduate TPP program can choose to focus their studies in multiple areas, with certifications available in early childhood to sixth grade, middle and high school, and concentrations in subjects such as language, science, history and mathematics.