What do Lady Gaga and Jennifer Zuk’s all-star research team have in common? (Hint: not meat dresses nor poker faces). It’s their interest in the syllable “ga.” Let me explain. Zuk et al. have investigated the role that speech perception plays for children who have childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Specifically, they utilized “ga-da” syllable…
Sarcasm appreciation develops throughout childhood and adolescence
Filing taxes is soooo much fun. Yes, I’m being sarcastic. In this context, I was using sarcasm to be funny (Did it work? Please say “yes!”); in other contexts, sarcasm can be used to criticize. Melanie Glenwright, Brent Tapley, Jacqueline Rano, and Penny Pexman have uncovered some important information about the complex process of interpreting…
Providing multiple examples during vocabulary instruction can promote retention of target words
Does size matter? YES! According to Jessica Aguilar, Elena Plante, and Michelle Sandoval, size does matter when it comes to the set of different examples provided to young children during vocabulary instruction. They worked with 4-5-year-olds with specific language impairment. One group received vocabulary instruction of nouns with a single object corresponding to each word,…
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