Parenting & Education

Preschool children who hear their parents describe the size and shape of objects and then use those words themselves perform on ...

It may seem like no more than child’s play, a way to keep little kids productively occupied before they tackle the serious job o...

Britain is now a ­multilingual country. You can walk 100 yards along a street in London without hearing English being spoken.

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Children whose parents frequently read with them in their first year of school are still showing the benefit when they are 15, s...

Siân Smith and Helen Williams, from Cardiff Council’s Literary Scheme, explain the importance of phonics when teaching children ...

The human brain is the most complex entity in the known universe and despite the best endeavours of scientists, there are still ...