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·July 3, 2017·4 min read

Picture Overload Hinders Child’s Ability to Learn New Words in Storybooks

When it comes to teaching children new words and how to read, less is more for illustrations. Researchers find having more than one illustration per page hinders children's ability to learn new words.

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·June 21, 2017·5 min read

Screen Time or Story Time? E-Books Grab Attention of Toddlers and Led to Greater Learning

Toddlers who were read stories from e-book devices pay more attention during story time and showed increased learning than those who were read traditional books, a new study reports.

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·June 13, 2017·4 min read

How Reading Makes Us Move

A new study reveals the role the motor system plays in the perception of language.

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·June 12, 2017·6 min read

Socioeconomic Background Linked to Reading Improvement

Dyslexic children of lower socioeconomic status benefit more from summer reading programs than their more affluent peers, a new study reports.

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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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·May 9, 2017·4 min read

Tell Me What Languages You Know and I’ll Tell You How You Read

Findings could have positive implications for education and teaching bilingual children how to read.

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·April 21, 2017·3 min read

Sounding Out Words is the Best Way to Teach Reading

Learning to read by sounding out the words has a dramatic impact on the accuracy of comprehension and reading aloud, a new study reports.

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·April 19, 2017·4 min read

Measuring Effects of Sentence Structure in the Brain

A new study reveals how the brain combines words into phrases when reading.

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·April 3, 2017·5 min read

When Writing Interferes with Hearing

Neuroimaging technology can help determine the success of failure possibilities of cochlear implants for those who lose their hearing during adulthood.