Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Did you know that animal sounds can be crucial to ...

When children learn to talk, their ability to pronounce different sounds develops gradually. They cannot say all their sounds straight away and some take longer to develop than others. For parents, ...

The Complete University Guide has ranked Sheffield one of the top universities in the UK for speech and language therapy for the last three years (2024, 2025, 2026). Get hands-on in our speech and ...

Source: spass/bigstockphoto What happens when 40 percent of a generation cannot function effectively at school? Signs are emerging that this may happen with the children who were 0 to 6 years old ...

The temporary, repeated hearing loss caused by chronic ear infections can affect language skills years later. Ear infections are a common childhood experience, but a new study suggests parents should ...

“Goo goo ga ga? Are wu my widdle baby?” If your idea of “baby talk” makes you throw up in your mouth a little, then it’s time to get educated. True baby talk, which a new study shows can boost infant ...

A speech or language delay is when a child has difficulties understanding or using spoken language. A child with a language delay might struggle to understand what they hear or, if they're older, read ...

Why are you collecting Speech and Language data? Children who are born with cleft palate are more likely than other children to have problems with their speech. In fact about half of all children born ...