A new study looking at the receptive language development of young children has highlighted the need to monitor kids over time to ensure they don't f…
Commentary on Bishop, D. V. M., Ten questions about terminology for children with unexplained language problems.
Receptive vocabulary development is a component of the human language system that emerges in the first year of life and is characterised by onward ex…
A world first study of language development in toddler twins confirms the widely held belief that twins start to talk later than single-born children.
This study investigated the etiology of late language emergence (LLE) in 24-month-old twins, considering possible twinning, zygosity, gender, and...
Children who enter school with limited proficiency in the language of instruction face a range of challenges in negotiating this new context, yet lim…
The current study sought to increase our understanding of the factors involved in the early vocabulary development of Australian Indigenous children.
A world-first study from The Kids for Child Health Research has identified risk factors for receptive language development in Australian children.
Variation in receptive vocabulary ability is associated with variation in children's school achievement, and low receptive vocabulary ability is a ri…
A child's ability to communicate is one of their most important developmental achievements. It builds a foundation for everything that is to come.