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One of the challenges of the education profession is the lack of a standardized professional vocabulary. Doctors, lawyers, car mechanics, barbers and IT workers have them — if I say "mullet," "French ...

The stronger a child’s vocabulary, the more successful she tends to be in school, and new research shows that the word-building can begin before kids start talking. Child development experts have long ...

Does swearing make you smarter? According to a new book, people who curse more possess a stronger vocabulary and higher intelligence. CBS Los Angeles reports Benjamin Bergen, professor of Cognitive ...

Preschool might seem like nothing more than child’s play — a riot of high-spirited kids engaged in finger painting, blockbuilding and games. But a new study of Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) free ...

Children with hearing loss who are diagnosed by 3 months of age and receive interventions by 6 months develop a far greater vocabulary than those whose diagnosis and treatment come later, according to ...

Do you ever feel like your vocabulary is… lacking? Like you reach for the exact words repeatedly, while others effortlessly weave complex and interesting language into their speech? I know the feeling ...

Does swearing make you smarter? According to a new book, people who curse more possess a stronger vocabulary and higher intelligence. CBS Los Angeles reports Benjamin Bergen, professor of Cognitive ...

Babies with hearing loss who are diagnosed by three months and receive interventions by six months have broader vocabularies than those treated later, a new study found. It also found that nearly half ...