Studies have shown that by age 3, children from lower income families hear far fewer words than those from higher incomes. This “word gap” is a problem because a word-rich environment is key to a ...

In the early 1990s, a team of researchers decided to follow about 40 volunteer families — some poor, some middle class, some rich — during the first three years of their new children's lives. Every ...

It has been almost 20 years since researchers found that during their early development, children from low-income households hear an average of 30 million fewer words than those from higher ...

Why do rich kids end up doing better than poor kids in school? Of late, one common explanation for this has been the “word gap,” or the idea that poor children are exposed to significantly fewer words ...

Neuroscientists who study language are keenly aware that the playing field is not level when it comes to acquisition. In the first few years of life, the brain is ripe for learning, picking up ...

My co-teacher is stirring sugar into a pitcher of hot water. Our students, ages 4 and 5, stand around the table, watching the sugar intently. “It’s dissolving!” one student cries out. “What does that ...

You have probably heard about what is called the “word gap” found in many low-income children, who were found in a famous 1995 research study to be exposed to 30 million fewer words than their more ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the nation needs to close a "word gap" between low-income children and their more affluent peers. Speaking at ...

Did you know that kids growing up in poverty hear 30 million fewer words by age 3? Chances are, if you're the type of person who reads a newspaper or listens to NPR, you've heard that statistic before ...

Joe Biden’s baffling response to a question during the last 2020 candidate debate reignited an old argument — whether the young children of low-income parents start off life at a disadvantage because ...

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CHICAGO — It has been almost 20 years since researchers found that during their early development, children from low-income households hear an average of 30 million fewer words than those from higher ...