Word for word: Read our second Nursery World Article

Our second article in a series on language and communication written by LuCiD researchers for Nursery World Magazine has been published. The article, Word for word, written by Dr Rebecca FrostDr Katherine TwomeyDr Gemma TaylorProf Gert Westermann and Prof Padraic Monaghan focuses on word learning. In the article, our researchers explain that how well children learn words is influenced by many things, including the environment and the manner in which adults speak to them. They also provide evidence-based tips to help children's word learning. Read the full open access article (PDF opens in new tab).

LuCiD researchers have been invited to write these articles as part of the learning and development series for Nursery World Magazine.  Each article will focus on a different aspect of child language and communicative development linked to LuCiD's research themesThe articles will be published monthly from July to November 2015. Find out more about all of our upcoming articles.

Nursery World Magazine is a fortnightly subscription-only magazine available in print and online. 

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