Research Article: Young Children and Infants Read to By Parents Have Stronger Vocabulary Skills
For several years now, awareness campaigns like First 5’s “Talk. Read. Sing.” have emphasized the importance of reading to young … Read more
State of Babies Yearbook 2023
Each year, Zero to Three publishes the State of Babies Yearbook which includes a wide variety of data on the … Read more
Research Findings: “Bilingual babies listen to languages — and don’t get confused”
In 2017, a group of international researchers discovered that bilingual babies as young as 20 months of age can understand … Read more
Babies Know When You Imitate Them – And Like It
In 2020, researchers from Lund University in Sweden published findings from their investigation of six-month-olds in their homes and how … Read more
Benefits of Sign Language for All Infants
A 2021 study from Northwestern University revealed an important connection between American Sign Language (ASL) and cognitive processes. Hearing infants … Read more
Tracing the Roots of Language and Literacy
In 2021, researchers from Harvard University, Boston University, and Boston Children’s Hospital studied the connection between an infant’s brain structure … Read more
Long-Term Outcomes of Early Intervention in 6-Year-Old Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This research article was highlighted as a Part C literacy resource by ICC Chair, Dr. Marie Kanne Poulsen, at the … Read more
Recommendations for Peer-to-Peer Support for NICU Parents
This paper was highlighted by ICC Chair, Dr. Marie Kanne Poulsen, at the January 2023 ICC meeting. It reviews the … Read more
It Takes Two: The Role of Co-Regulation in Building Self-Regulation Skills
This article from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a quick read about co-regulation, which … Read more
Harvard’s “Deep Dive”: Early Childhood Mental Health
Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child takes an in-depth look at early childhood mental health as part of their … Read more