Tag: communication

Study looks at how kids use language to make sense of the world around them

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Two vital parts of mentally organizing the world are classification, or the understanding that similar things belong in the same category; and… Read more »

Study suggests children don’t use labels to classify the way adults do

From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier: New research challenges the conventional thinking that young children use language just as adults do to help classify and understand… Read more »

Study discusses use of virtual worlds to help young people develop real world skills

From the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) press release: New research suggests that far from disengaging young people from real life, virtual worlds can provide unique environments that can… Read more »

Study suggests children may recognize sarcasm but not always the intent behind it

From Kansas State University via Newswise: A Kansas State University speech-language pathologist is finding that even though children at the age of 6 may recognize a comment as sarcastic, realizing… Read more »