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·July 14, 2015·5 min read

A New Way To Assess Future Literacy Challenges in Children

According to a new study, the brain's ability to process consonants in a noisy environment could give clues to a child's literacy potential.

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·July 7, 2016·4 min read

Baby Talk: How Parent-Child Communication From Birth to Three Sets the Stage for Success

Researchers offer specific guidance to parents about just what kind of talk is most important, and at what ages and stages in a child’s growth.

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·March 27, 2017·3 min read

Brain Activity Can Be Used to Predict Reading Success up to 2 Years in Advance

Researchers study event related potentials to help predict children's reading levels in years to come.

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·April 23, 2018·4 min read

Culture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We Think

A new study sheds light on how reading shapes our brain and can improve our memory. Those who are not practiced readers, researchers discovered, find it more difficult to distinguish how an object is oriented in space.

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·July 6, 2023·7 min read

Gender Gaps in Reading

A study indicates significant gender differences in letter-sound knowledge in Norway, with girls showing superior skills. However, such a gap is absent in Iceland, where early focus on letters and sounds, rather than whole words, sees both genders equally competent.

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·November 14, 2019·4 min read

Here’s how you help kids crack the reading code

Learning letter-sound correspondences early provides the best possible basis to learning how to read.

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·January 17, 2022·5 min read

Improving Reading Skills Through Action Video Games

A new study reveals a child's reading skills can be developed with the help of a newly designed child-friendly action video game.

Image shows a little girl reading a book.

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·January 6, 2016·4 min read

Is Your Toddler Ready to Read?

Researchers identify which young children could benefit most from additional attention when it comes to learning how to read.

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·September 18, 2019·3 min read

Learning to read boosts the visual brain

Learning to read enhances responses to other visual input in early visual areas of the brain.

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·May 25, 2017·5 min read

Learning to Read in Your 30s Profoundly Transforms the Brain

Findings shed light on possible causes for reading disorders such as dyslexia.

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·November 13, 2013·2 min read

Literacy Depends Largely on Nurture, Not Nature, UB Professor Says

Researchers discover a child's ability to read depends mostly on where the child is born, rather than on their individual qualities.

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·October 18, 2022·4 min read

Literacy Influences Understanding of Speech

The writing system with which we learn to read may influence how we process speech, researchers report. Findings suggest the ability to write influences the way in which our brains process language.

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literacy

A New Way To Assess Future Literacy Challenges in Children

Baby Talk: How Parent-Child Communication From Birth to Three Sets the Stage for Success

Culture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We Think

Gender Gaps in Reading

Here’s how you help kids crack the reading code

Improving Reading Skills Through Action Video Games

Is Your Toddler Ready to Read?

Learning to read boosts the visual brain

Learning to Read in Your 30s Profoundly Transforms the Brain

Literacy Depends Largely on Nurture, Not Nature, UB Professor Says

Literacy Influences Understanding of Speech

Amygdala’s Role in Epilepsy Sudden Death

Psilocybin Microdosing Promising for Mental Health Disorders

Age-Related Changes in Spoken Word Recognition

Personality Disorders Linked to Increased Risk of Fatty Liver Disease

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