Teacher Language Switching can support DLL communication when it is purposeful, consistent, and paired with clear classroom interaction.
Communication Skills
Bilingual Storytelling: Digital or Traditional?
Bilingual Storytelling can use screens or spoken retell. Learn what research supports, what remains uncertain, and how adults can help.
What to Do When a Child Is Misunderstood: Teaching Communication Repair
A child says something, the listener looks confused, and the conversation stalls. Communication repair in children is the skill of noticing that a message did not land and trying another way to make it understood—not simply saying the same thing louder or being corrected until every sound is perfect. Breakdowns Continue Reading
Speech Processing Autism: Brain Activity Clues
Speech Processing Autism research can help families read brain studies carefully and turn findings into practical communication questions.
Language Patterns in Bilingual Autistic Children
Bilingual Autistic Children may adapt differently across home languages. Learn what recent research suggests and what support can look like.
“Mad” Isn’t the Only Feeling: How a Bigger Emotion Vocabulary Helps Preschoolers Communicate
A preschooler who says “I’m mad” may actually be disappointed, jealous, frustrated, embarrassed, or overwhelmed. Building emotion vocabulary for preschoolers is not about teaching impressive words; it gives children more precise ways to explain experiences that otherwise may come out as crying, withdrawing, yelling, or a vague “I don’t like Continue Reading
Word Learning in Children: Research Lessons
Word learning improves when adults teach target words in meaningful routines, repeat them, and support bilingual children’s full language use.
How to Encourage Longer Conversations With a Preschooler
A preschooler who answers “good,” “nothing,” or “I don’t know” is not necessarily unwilling to talk. Building preschool conversation skills often depends less on finding the perfect question and more on creating an exchange that gives the child something meaningful to respond to. That distinction matters because adults can easily Continue Reading
Instructional Language and Bilingual Proficiency
How instructional language relates to Spanish-English preschoolers’ bilingual growth, with research limits and practical support ideas.
When Adult Screen Time Includes Gambling: What Children Notice About Phone Habits
A parent checks a sports score during dinner, answers a work message during play, scrolls social media at the park, or opens an adult gambling app during family downtime. Young children may not understand what is on the screen, but parent phone habits around children can still change what they Continue Reading